The constellation
K1741 Bluff: hero professes to be able to perform much larger task than that assigned
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The same sky, in words
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- Ogre (large animal) overawed · K1710 entry
beneath it
- Felling the whole forest. Told to bring in a tree, the hero asks, "Why not the whole forest?" The ogre is frightened · K1741.1 entry
- A thousand at one shot. Told to shoot one or two wild boars, hero asks, "Why not a thousand at one shot?" The ogre is frightened · K1741.2 entry
- Bringing the whole well. Told to get water, hero demands bucket large enough to bring in the whole well. The ogre is frightened · K1741.3 entry
- Wrestler claims to be able even to carry away a mountain · K1741.4 entry