Borrowed feathers. Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped — Mythoi

Motif

Borrowed feathers. Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped.

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Dupe otherwise persuaded to voluntary self-injury. · view the constellation · filed as K1041

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 24 receipt

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Indonesia DeVries's list Nos. 70, 108
N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 294 n. 80, Thompson CColl II 449, (Klikitat): Jacobs U Wash II 30
American Negro (Georgia) Harris Remus 103 No. 21, (Virginia): Bacon and Parsons JAFL XXXV 263.
general *Type 225
general *Parsons JAFL XXXI 218 n. 1
general *Fb "ræv" III 114a
general Herbert III 37ff.
general *Dh IV 269
general Wienert FFC LVI *46 (ET 51), 50 (ET 98), 93 (ST 63), *123 (ST 320)
general Halm Aesop No. 419
general Gaster Oldest Stories 82. Spanish: Espinosa III Nos. 218–220, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 21–23
general Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 373 No. 23

Within the index

Filed under Dupe otherwise persuaded to voluntary self-injury.

1 finer motif beneath it

Flight by putting on bird feathers. Dupe falls

Filed beside it

Water bird takes dupe to sea: shakes him off into water Dupe induced to eat sharp (stinging, bitter) fruit Dupe induced to eat filth (dung) Dupe persuaded to oversalt (overpepper) food Dupe persuaded to scald self with hot water in order to learn languages The bear bites the seemingly dead horse's tail. Is dragged off by the horse Diving for sheep. Dupe persuaded that sheep have been lost in river Dragon attacks own image in mirror Robber persuaded to climb down moonbeam. A man hearing a robber enter tells his wife aloud that he always makes a prayer and then enters the house by climbing down a moonbeam. The thief tries it and falls Dupe persuaded to get into grass in order to learn new dance. Grass set on fire Dupe allowed to guard "king's litter": sticks in mud Gun as tobacco pipe. The trickster gives the ogre the gun to smoke Deer persuaded to butt head into tree. Kills himself Dupe digs till he dies of exhaustion. Rabbit entertains the wolf with his antics until the rabbit's wife can change to another hole. The wolf continues to dig Dupe persuaded to transform self into animal. Cannot change back Man dupes animals into turning their tongues upside down

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Magic private parts – human Magic excrements Magic object gives advice Bodily members as advisers. (Cf. D990.) Magic object points out road Blinded trickster directed by trees. He asks them their names and by their answers he can tell where he is. (Cf. D950.) Magic swallow-skin warns of danger. (Cf. D1025.4.) Speaking plant. (Cf. D965, F815.) Talking private parts betray unchastity Picture mistaken for original Creaking limbs. Numskull hears limbs creaking in the wind. He is sorry for them and holds them apart. While he is caught between them his enemies take advantage of him Raven steals the robes of Red Willow Men and finds them useless

Carried in tale types

The Crane Teaches the Fox to Fly · ATU 225 1 recorded variant

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