The constellation
J1794 Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.)
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Shadow mistaken for substance · J1790 entry
keeps company
- Contest won by magic · K1 entry
- False beauty-doctor. The trickster pretends to make the dupe beautiful. Injures him · K1013 entry
- Sham physician · K1955 entry
- Captor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escape · K526 entry
- Fugitive discovered by reflection in water · R351 entry
- Shepherdess born of red and blue egg · T542.1 entry
- Person comes to life · E1 entry
- Person falls into ogre's power · G400 entry
- Ogre carries victim in bag (basket) · G441 entry
- Bodies of victims in front of ogre's house · G691 entry
cross-ref
- Deception by substitution · K1840 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 71