μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • West IndiesFlowers 489.
  • general Type 552B
  • general Christiansen Norske Eventyr 80
Within the index

Filed under Foolish imitation of miracle (magic).

Filed beside it
Imitation of magic rejuvenation unsuccessful. (Cf. J2401.)Imitation of miraculous horse-shoeing unsuccessful. Christ takes off a horse's foot to shoe it and then successfully replaces it. (Cf. J2401.)Imitation of magician unsuccessful. Person does self injuryAlleged return from land of dead with bags of gold persuades dupe to try to imitateImitation of jumping into fire without injury: dupe burned upImitation of magic production of garden and lake unsuccessfulUnsuccessful imitation of magic sewingObedient woman's pestle remains magically suspended in air
Travels with
The bungling host. A trickster (animal) visits various animals who display their peculiar powers in obtaining food (often magic). He returns the invitation and tries to provide food in similar ways. He fails and usually has a narrow escape from death. (Cf. J2411.3.)
Carried in tale types

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