μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Mowing contest with household spirit. Farmer puts harrow teeth in plot spirit is to mow. Spirit mows through them, thinking they are dock weeds.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · House-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F488.2

Cited in the index
  • general Type 1090 (K42.2). England: Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under The stupid house spirit.

Filed beside it
Household spirit herds sheep, has great trouble coralling the lambs (rabbits). (Cf. J1757.)

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