The constellation
J1759 Other mistaken animals
A constellation is one motif’s neighborhood in the record — the story-shapes filed around it, the tale types that carry it, and the texts where it is witnessed, every line a receipted link. Click a motif to travel. Click a text to read it. The entry · wander
● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- One animal mistaken for another · J1750 entry
beneath it
- Scotsman thinks moose is a mouse, asks what rats look like in this country. (Cf. X1423.) · J1759.1 entry
- Hunter mistakes louse on his eyelash for game. He shoots several times before he notices the trouble · J1759.2 entry
- Numskull thinks fireflies are mosquitoes carrying lanterns to find victims · J1759.3 entry
- Bull mistaken for horse · J1759.4 entry
- Cat's tail mistaken for worm · J1759.5 entry
carried in tale type
- Other Mistaken Identities · ATU 1319*