Contest won by magic — Mythoi

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Contest won by magic.

Deceptions. · Contests won by deception. · Contest won by deception – general. · view the constellation · filed as K1

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 71 receipt

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
general S. Am. Indian (Chincha, Peru): Alexander Lat. Am. 231.

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Filed under Contest won by deception – general.

1 finer motif beneath it

Magic animal wins contest for man

Filed beside it

Animals help man in contest Substitute in contest Contest with magician won by deception

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Person comes to life Person falls into ogre's power Ogre carries victim in bag (basket) Bodies of victims in front of ogre's house Mask mistaken for face Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.) Captor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escape False beauty-doctor. The trickster pretends to make the dupe beautiful. Injures him Sham physician Fugitive discovered by reflection in water Shepherdess born of red and blue egg

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