Task: bullfight (buffaloes)

Motif

Task: bullfight (buffaloes).

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Nature of tasks. · Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying. · view the constellation · filed as H1165

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Tasks: stealing, capturing, or slaying.

Filed beside it

Theft as a task Task: selling an animal and keeping him Task: selling three old women. (Devil finds that no one wants them.)Tasks: capturing animals Task: taming wild animals. (Cf. H1154.3.)Task: incurring anger of ferocious animal Task: killing ferocious beast Task: killing certain man. (Cf. H335.3, H335.5, H335.6.)Task: uprooting man-devouring tree. (Cf. H335.)Task: duel Task: bringing an ogre to court Task: luring Thor into the power of giants Suitor test: killing monster Bringing fairies to court

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