The constellation
H1371 Impossible quests
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Miscellaneous quests · H1370 entry
beneath it
- Quest for the world's end · H1371.1 entry
- Quest for the bottom of the sea · H1371.2 entry
- Quest for tears shed into the sea · H1371.3 entry
- Quest for ornaments bride has worn in former birth · H1371.4 entry
keeps company
- Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire · H1511 entry
- Burning food test. Attempt to kill hero by feeding him burning food · H1511.2 entry
- Smoke test. Attempt to kill hero by smoke · H1511.3 entry
- Precipice test. Hero is pushed over a precipice · H1535 entry
- Drowning test. Unavailing attempt to drown hero · H1538 entry
- Diving match won by deception · K16 entry
- Substituted arrows. Hero given arrows with soft points and sent after dangerous enemies. The deception discovered and the enemy discomfited · K1617 entry
- Snapping door. Traps victims · K736 entry
- Captured animals avenge themselves · Q385 entry
- Precocious infant · T585 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 39