Stith Thompson motif index · Motif
Thompson N641 — Patient laughs so at foolish diagnosis of sham physician that his abscess breaks and he gets well
Description
MotifPatient laughs so at foolish diagnosis of sham physician that his abscess breaks and he gets well. She has been told to examine the floor around the patient's bed for signs of what he has been eating. She finds the patient surrounded with pillows: he has eaten too many pillows. *Wesselski Mönchslatein 19 No. 13, Theorie 163.
Associated ATU tale types
ConcordanceNo ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.