10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMSKULL»
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numskull in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
numskull and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales
At one extreme is the numskull tale (or noodle tale), a distinct and simple class of
tale that presents the amusing actions of persons who are foolish to the point of
absurdity (see Simpleton). Many numskull tales are preserved in a Greek joke ...
2
Other People's Stories: Entitlement Claims and the Critique ...
world set off the more the foolishness of the numskull world and of its leader” (
1975: 221). The strangers in the numskull tales and in the small-world stories
both display common sense; they are marked by their ordinariness. However,
whereas ...
3
Motif-index of Folk-literature: A Classification of ...
Literal numskull drags jar (bacon) on string. He has sent a pig home alone. Told
that he should have led it by a string. Type 1696; Fb "potte" II 867a; *BP I 315;
Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 141 No. 1703, Espinosa III 147. P360. Master and
servant.
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Jokelore: Humorous Folktales from Indiana
The tales in th1s section are general numskull tales, sometimes called noodle
tales. Stories about absurdly ignorant individuals or character types are told all
over the world— in tribal cultures, in which the trickster is both dupe and duper, ...
5
Folk Traditions of the Arab World: A Guide to Motif ...
J2131, Numskull injured. J2 13 1.3.2, Dupe persuaded to cut off parts of his body.
J2132, Numskull dragged. J2133, Numskull falls. J2133.1, Camel with ass on his
back dances. Falls and is killed. D Chauvin III 49 No. l. J2133.4, Numskull cuts ...
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The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitrè
And that's how my being a fool and a major numskull caused me to have bruises
all over my face! “Hooray for the great numskull that you are! Hooray!” they all
shouted, singing the praises of this fellow as a first-class numskull. Now let's hear
...
Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo, 2009
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The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitr
And that's how my being a fool and a major numskull caused me to have bruises
all over my face! “Hooray for the great numskull that you are! Hooray!” they all
shouted, singing the praises of this fellow as a first-class numskull. Now let's hear
...
Jack Zipes, Joseph Russo, 2013
8
Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
The French Jean Sot (Foolish John) puts baby clothes on the chicken he is asked
to dress for dinner. Numskull heroes are closely related to complete fools, such
as the Wise Men of Gotham (English); the inhabitants of Chelm or Helm (Jewish),
...
9
South from Hell-fer-Sartin: Kentucky Mountain Folk Tales
Numskull Pays Preacher to Pray Dead Friend Back to Life, 54 1334. One's Mule
Shaved, Other's Horse Disfigured, 55 1335. The Eaten Moon, 58 .Z336.
Numskulls Harvest Crop with Explosives, 56 1337. Atlas, 56 1338. Numskull
Wants to Be ...
10
Gender and Story in South India
tupid son-in-law stories (ATU 1332, 1687, 16911), a subgenre of numskull tales,
are a significant genre in Indian narrative tradition and an important part of the
oral tale repertoire of India. This subgenre cuts across regional, social, linguistic,
...
Leela Prasad, Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Lalita Handoo, 2012
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMSKULL»
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numskull is used in the context of the following news items.
THE INSIDER: NUMskull requests and the light of Brian
BRIAN Molefe, the acting CEO of Eskom, has a difficult enough job in keeping the electricity on for SA and its neighbours without a union ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
You're Darn Right I Wish He Had Failed
And then our numskull moderates read this stuff in the New York Times and then they call me and say, "You better stop talking about the social ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
Tariq Ali, Naomi Klein And Jon Ronson Lead Festival Of Dangerous …
... Klein, Marc Lewis, Jon Ronson and Eric Schlosser stopping by from 28-30 August to offer mini sessions, along with local artist Numskull. «theMusic, Jul 15»
'Tangerine' Review: Beyond the Margins
( James Ransone, a professional actor, gives the pimp, Chester, an assortment of hip-hop moves and a numskull's sensitivity.) “All men cheat,” ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Remembering Headquarters, 60 Years Later (II)
How dare you say I am older than you, you scallywag and numskull"!! Stories of what really happened when a particular event took place, the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Pearls of Wisdom
... somebody sends me something from it." "The Democrat Party is the party of the rich, and their own numskull voters are clueless about that." ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
Stanley Chow has Designed These Limited Edition Street Fighter T …
If you fancy one, you can pop over to the Numskull website and pick one up. If you do so, make sure you pop send us a photo of you wearing it. «God is a Geek, Jun 15»
Walter Thurmond says Tom Coughlin isn't a fan of new-age medical …
It's the numskull know nothing fans who hate on the guy even though he is a thousand times more successful than them in every way. Its always ... «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
This is what a real climate plan looks like: Martin O'Malley's bold …
The reason for this is that Congress is an awful and dysfunctional place populated with various flavors of numskull. The party currently in control ... «Salon, Jun 15»
PFF ranks the Falcons' roster the NFL's second-worst
Only a numskull would make the claim TD built an empire and is the reason they accumulated the most wins by a coach is because of him. «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jun 15»
