Robber or dog in church thought to be a ghost

Motif

Robber or dog in church thought to be a ghost.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Things thought to be devils, ghosts, etc. · view the constellation · filed as J1782.1

Cited in the index

general Type 1318*.

Within the index

Filed under Things thought to be ghosts.

1 finer motif beneath it

Cows in church thought to be ghost

Filed beside it

Dropping dough thought to be a ghost. It drops on the floor and the man thinks the place is haunted Noise in house thought to be ghost Man sleeping in stable (abandoned cabin) thinks entering animals are ghosts: kills them Animal with lighted candle thought to be ghost. (Cf. K335.0.5.1.) Person in white thought to be ghost Sleep-walker thought to be a ghost until discovered Person in haunted house shoots off all his toes thinking they are ghosts. (Cf. J1838.)

Carried in tale types

Mistaking a Person (Animal, Object) for a Supernatural Being (previously Objects Thought to be Ghosts) · ATU 1318 2 recorded variants

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