Unsuccessful imitation of magic production of food. (Cf. J2425.)

Motif

Unsuccessful imitation of magic production of food. (Cf. J2425.)

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Foolish imitation. · Types of foolish imitation. · view the constellation · filed as J2411.3

Filed across the traditions

West Indies Flowers 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 injury Alleged return from land of dead with bags of gold persuades dupe to try to imitate Imitation of jumping into fire without injury: dupe burned up Imitation of magic production of garden and lake unsuccessful Unsuccessful imitation of magic sewing Obedient woman's pestle remains magically suspended in air

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

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

The Girls Who Married Animals · ATU 552 8 recorded variants

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