Bear persuaded to slide down rock. Wears off tail — Mythoi

Motif

Bear persuaded to slide down rock. Wears off tail.

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Deception into disastrous attempt to procure food. · view the constellation · filed as K1021.3

Filed across the traditions

American Negro (Georgia) Harris Nights 113 No. 21.

Within the index

Filed under The tail fisher. The bear is persuaded to fish with his tail through a hole in the ice. When he is attacked and tries to escape, he loses his tail.

Filed beside it

Tail buried (hair tied). Dupe bound fast and then attacked Basket tied to wolf's tail and filled with stones. Wolf is persuaded that it is filled with fish

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