314 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I23 



J2050-J2199. ABSURD short-sightedness 



J2096. Stupid boy convinced that trading all his silver for worthless cup will gain 

 people's respect. No. 328, p. 259L. 



J2400-J2449. foolish imitation 



J2415. Foolish imitation of lucky man. No. 27, p. 239; No. 37, pp. 241-242; No. 75, 

 p. 205; No. 136, pp. 205-206; No. 400, pp. 216-217; No. 420, p. 282L. 



J2450-J2499. literal fools 



J2460.1. Disastrous following of misunderstood instructions (to burn land, then sow 



seed; opposite done). No. 297, p. 244/?. 

 J2461.2.2. Fool learns to repeat commonplace expressions: by chance thus succeeds in 



scaring off wife's suitors. No. 392, p. 260. 

 J2499.10. Three stupid sons sent out into the world to learn trades: hunter kills his 



father; musician plays and dances at his father's death, etc. No. 393, p. 206. 



J2600-J2649. cowardly fool 

 J2633. Tiger frightened of leak in house. No. 306, p. 203. 



K. DECEPTIONS 



K0-K99. CONTESTS WON BY DECEPTION 



K11.2. Race of toad and tiger; toad rides on tiger's tail. No. 690, p. 287R. 



K100-K299. DECEPTIVE bargains 



K114.4. Sale of alleged oracular bamboo cup. No. 328, p. 259. 



K158. Trickster persuades dupe to sacrifice animal and give it to him as payment for 

 supposed services. No. 47, p. 201. 



K300-K499. thefts and cheats 



K311.6.2. Man allows himself to be carried off by monkeys, who mistake him for cow; 



steals their magic cups. No. 400, p. 217L. 

 K323. Trickster surreptitiously exchanges valuable booty in dupe's trap for trifle in his 



own. No. 47, p. 20 IL. 

 K324. Theft by use of coat of invisibility. (Cf. D1361.12.) No. 405, p. 219R. 

 K335. Thief frightens owner of goods. No. 66, pp. 195R-196. 

 K335. 1.2.2. Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man. No. 400, p. 2177?. 

 K341.2.2.2. Man feigns sickness in order to go back to steal hidden gold. No. 149, 



p. 207/?. 

 K344.5. Son-in-law steals father-in-law's pants by making latter believe he has dirtied 



them. No. 154, p. 275L. 

 K359.1. Theft by means of magic invisibility. No. 550, p. 286L. (Cf. D1361.15.) 



