Dupe told he can get meat by putting hand up animal's anus: animal drags him. (Cf. K952.1, K1022.1.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Dupe told he can get meat by putting hand up animal's anus: animal drags him. (Cf. K952.1, K1022.1.1.)

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Deception into disastrous attempt to procure food. · view the constellation · filed as K1036.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Trickster pretends to give dupe magic power to produce food. Injures him.

1 finer motif beneath it

Jackal puts head in anus of sham-dead camel: caught and punished

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Jackal eating into elephant's dead body becomes a prisoner when it dries up; is released when storm moistens hide Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)

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