Ogre sees beautiful woman reflected in water. Attempts to drink the lake dry. (Cf. J1791.3.1.)

Motif

Ogre sees beautiful woman reflected in water. Attempts to drink the lake dry. (Cf. J1791.3.1.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Shadow mistaken for substance. · view the constellation · filed as J1791.6.2

Filed across the traditions

Japanese Ikeda.
general Type 1141*

Within the index

Filed under Diving for reflection of beautiful woman.

Filed beside it

Woman dives in water three times after reflected image of man peering down from a tree Ugly woman sees beautiful woman reflected in water and thinks it is herself. Prides herself on her beauty

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Wolf tries to drink well dry to get cheese

Carried in tale types

Drinking a Reflection (previously Drinking Girl's Reflection) · ATU 1141 1 recorded variant

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