Louse fattened — Mythoi

Motif

Louse fattened.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary occurrences concerning animals. · view the constellation · filed as F983.2

Filed across the traditions

Italian Basile Pentamerone I No. 5
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 621
general BP III 483
general *Köhler-Bolte I 134, *601a
general *Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. XVI 242 No. 23, XVII 229
general Polívka Archiv. f. slav. Philol. VII 317 No. 65, XXVI 464
general Sébillot France III 334 n. 4
general Leskien Balkanmärchen No. 20
general *Cosquin Contes indiens 529ff.
general Algerian: Desparmet Contes Pop. rec. à Blida 407

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary growth of animal.

Filed beside it

Extraordinary quick growth of animal. (Cf. T585.) Snail grows and fills house entirely Cat grows as large as a cow in a minute Extraordinary growth of ox horns

Carried in tale types

The Louse-Skin · ATU 857 1 recorded variant

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