Molbo story

[5] Over the years Molbo stories have been published in books for adults and children in several languages, including Danish,[6] Norwegian[7] and English.

[11][12] In 1898 the operetta "Molboerne" (The People of Mols) by composer Olfert Jespersen [da] and lyricist Herman Petersen premiered in Copenhagen.

The work not only had a memorable score but also references to Molbo stories, such as "The Stork in the Grain Field" and "The Mixed Legs".

The Wise Men of Chelm used a similar trick to prevent the city shammes to trample the beautiful fresh show in the early morning.

The Motif-Index of Folk-Literature includes the motif J2100: Remedies worse than the disease A similar story is known for the dwellers of Fünsing.

An 1887 depiction how the Molbos helped a shepherd to chase away a stork from the grain field while preventing shepherd's big feet from trampling the field
"The Headless Man"
Molbos' mixed leg sorting