The humor of small stature. (Cf. F535.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

The humor of small stature. (Cf. F535.1.)

Humor. · Humor of disability. · Other physical disabilities. · view the constellation · filed as X142

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Other physical disabilities.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Dwarf king falls into porridge-pot at court of human king Dwarf poet forced to swim in drinking-horn of human being Tiny ambassador put on horse with long stirrups. Cannot say anything as he is too busy trying to keep his seat Short magistrate wears a high helmet

Filed beside it

The wry-mouthed family. Each member has mouth turned in a different way. Unavailing attempts to blow out the light Man calls convention of all long noses The humor of stuttering Humor of ugliness Blind, lame, and deaf as witnesses in court Humor of lameness Humor of bad singing Humor of fatness

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Thumbling. Person the size of a thumb

Carried in tale types

The Great Vegetable · ATU 1960D 1 recorded variant

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