Man thinks he has given birth to a child by letting wind

Motif

Man thinks he has given birth to a child by letting wind.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Gullible fools. · Nature of gullibility. · view the constellation · filed as J2321.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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ItalianBasile Pentamerone II No. 3
general Christensen DF XLVII 228 No. 93.

Within the index

Filed under Man made to believe that he is pregnant (has borne child).

Filed beside it

Parson made to believe that he will bear a calf. In having his urine examined by a doctor, a cow's is substituted by mistake. (Or he dreams that he has borne a calf.) When a calf comes into the house he thinks that he has borne it. (Cf. J1734.1, K1955.2.)Husband makes wife and mother-in-law believe he will bear a sheep. His wife was pregnant when he married her

Carried in tale types

A Miser Gives Birth to a Child (previously Man Thinks he has Given Birth to a Child by Letting Wind) · ATU 1739A*1 recorded variant

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