Beschrijving
Star Gazer Falls into Well. A philosopher (Thales) always looks up in order to observe the stars. He falls into a well. An old woman asks him why he wants to learn about the stars, when he cannot even walk on earth without stumbling [J2133.8].
Motief
J2133.8
Commentaar
Documented by Plato, Theaitetos (174a); also an Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 428 No. 40); popularized by La Fontaine, Fables (II,13).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1871A
Subgenre
mop