The constellation
K1412 Lighting the road (or painting the house red). The house set on fire
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Dupe's goods destroyed · K1410 entry
carried in tale type
- Lighting the Road · ATU 1008
filed beside
- Plowing the field: horse and harness destroyed. The youth is told to come home from plowing when the dog does. He beats the dog so that it runs home; then he destroys the horse and harness and goes home · K1411 entry
- Guarding the door. It is lifted off and carried away · K1413 entry
- Take care of the stopper! The son puts the stopper into his pocket, and all the tar (beer) runs out · K1414 entry
- Repairing the house. House or furniture destroyed · K1415 entry
- Tearing up the orchard (vineyard). Rascal has been told to cut wood · K1416 entry
- Closing the door tight: with iron nails · K1417 entry
- Whetting the knife: the whole blade whetted away · K1418 entry
- Clearing land: axe broken · K1421 entry
- Threshing grain: granary roof used as threshing flail · K1422 entry
- Mowing grass: the meadow torn up · K1423 entry