Man costumed as demon thought to be devil; thieves flee

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Man costumed as demon thought to be devil; thieves flee.

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 J1786.1

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Man thought to be a devil or ghost.

Filed beside it

Woman thought to be devil; thieves flee Man mistaken for Famine and Cholera in person Priest exorcising demon mistaken for demon and beaten to death Man thought to be devil by lion Men, on first seeing wives with hair, think they are witches and run away Lion thinks man astride him is monster: frightened Man reported to be dead so that people flee from him as from a ghost

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