Ogre kills self when he sees crumbs lying on his belly — Mythoi

Motif

Ogre kills self when he sees crumbs lying on his belly.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Ogre deceived into self-injury. · view the constellation · filed as G523

Filed across the traditions

Indonesia De Vries's list No. 243.

Within the index

Filed under Ogre deceived into self-injury.

Filed beside it

Ogre made drunk and overcome Ogre persuaded to drink pond dry bursts Ogre deceived into stabbing himself. He imitates the hero who has stabbed a bag of blood Sea people give the ogre brandy (tar) Ogre deceived by feigned ignorance of hero. Hero must be shown how to get into oven (or the like). Ogre shows him and permits himself to be burnt Giant killed by his own bucket of death water; captive princess tells him to wash Stupid ogre duped into cutting off his own buttocks

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