The constellation
G311 Old man of the sea. Burr-woman. Ogre who jumps on one's back and sticks there magically
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keeps company
- Quest assigned because of feigned dream · H1212.1 entry
- Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire · H1511 entry
- The false bridegroom (substitute bridegroom). Takes the place of the true bridegroom · K1915 entry
- Tree-pulling contest · K46 entry
- Escape by shamming death: blood and brains. The trickster covers himself with paint (or the like) so that he will be thought to have bled to death (or with milk so that it will be thought that his brains have been knocked out) · K522.1 entry
- Substitute smoker. The hero is compelled to smoke a fatal pipe, but the helpful insect which he carries on his head smokes the pipe for him · K528.1 entry
- Deceptive eating contest · K81 entry
- Magic spittle · D1001 entry
- Magic excrements · D1002 entry
- Magic tears · D1004 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 49