Serpent is taken for island.
The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Animal or person mistaken for something else. · view the constellation · filed as J1761.1.2
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- U.S. Baughman.
Within the index
Filed under Whale thought to be island. Sailors light a fire on his back.
Filed beside it
Carried in tale types
- Other Mistaken Identities · ATU 1319* 1 recorded variant
ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “serpent” · wander