Person in haunted house shoots off all his toes thinking they are ghosts. (Cf. J1838.)

Motif

Person in haunted house shoots off all his toes thinking they are ghosts. (Cf. J1838.)

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 J1782.8

Filed across the traditions

U.S. Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Things thought to be ghosts.

Filed beside it

Robber or dog in church thought to be a ghost 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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Man thinks own toe is snake's head and cuts it off. (Cf. J1782.8.)

Carried in tale types

Mistaking a Person (Animal, Object) for a Supernatural Being (previously Objects Thought to be Ghosts) · ATU 1318 1 recorded variant

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