Alleged gold-dropping animal sold — Mythoi

Motif

Alleged gold-dropping animal sold.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Sale of worthless articles. · Sale of pseudo-magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as K111.1

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda
India *Thompson-Balys
Indonesia Coster-Wijsman 26 No. 5.
general *Type 1539
general BP II 10ff.
general Penzer V 5–13

Within the index

Filed under Pseudo-magic treasure-producing objects sold.

Filed beside it

Alleged bill-paying hat sold Pseudo-magic wealth-providing bag sold Pseudo-magic formula for making gold sold to king. Gold required for its manufacture carried off by manufacturer

Carried in tale types

Cleverness and Gullibility · ATU 1539 1 recorded variant

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “gold-dropping” · wander