The constellation
J1796 Moonlight thought to be substance
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
- Shadow mistaken for substance · J1790 entry
beneath it
filed beside
- Numskull thinks his shadow is a man pursuing him · J1790.1 entry
- Shadow mistaken for thief: is beaten · J1790.2 entry
- Monkey seeing tiger attack his shadow is frightened so that he falls from tree · J1790.3 entry
- Reflection in water thought to be the original of the thing reflected · J1791 entry
- Picture mistaken for original · J1792 entry
- Mask mistaken for face · J1793 entry
- Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.) · J1794 entry
- Image in mirror mistaken for picture · J1795 entry