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Animals thought to be the devils or ghosts.

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 J1785

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • LithuanianBalys Legends Nos. 886ff.
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Filed under Things thought to be devils, ghosts, etc.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Grasshopper thought to be the devilCrab thought to be the devil. Becomes redAss thought to be the devilMan sees Hereford cow at night; thinks it is devil, says, "Devil I deny thee! I am a psalmsinger and a worshiper of God!"Cat mistaken for devil. Fool in the dark mistakes cat's eyes for embers. Is attacked by the cat and he thinks it is the devilFox in coffer thought to be devilBlack sheep thought to be the devil
Filed beside it
Objects thought to be the devilThings thought to be ghostsThing thought to be corpseThings thought to be spiritsMan thought to be a devil or ghostThings thought at night to be other frightful object

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