Molbo story

A Molbo story is a Danish folktale of the "town of fools" type about the people of Mols, who live in eastern Jutland near the town of Ebeltoft.^[1] In these tales the Molboes are portrayed as a simple folk, who act foolishly while attempting to be wise.^[2]

^ Old stories from Mols, illustrated by Axel Mathiesen, (Ebeltoft, Denmark: Kaj Elle,1952)
^ Those foolish Molboes, by Lillian Bason and Margot Tomes, (New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1977)

[1] Old stories from Mols, illustrated by Axel Mathiesen, (Ebeltoft, Denmark: Kaj Elle,1952)

[2] Those foolish Molboes, by Lillian Bason and Margot Tomes, (New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1977)

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