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Motifs
- Witch torments person by making him act in ridiculous manner. G269.21
- Contest in adding a verse which makes the first poet ridiculous. H509.4.1.1
- Turkish ambassador misunderstands Christian ceremonies. Makes ridiculous report to his king. J1825
- Fool's errand. An apprentice, or newcomer or ignorant person, etc., is sent for absurd or misleading or nonexistent object or on a ridiculous quest. J2346
- Ridiculous nakedness or exposure. X52
- Blind man reaches his home hanging on ox's tail (or in other ridiculous situation). X123.1
- Catch tales. The manner of the telling forces the hearer to ask a particular question, to which the teller returns a ridiculous answer. Z13