The bag of lies: threat to tell of queen's adultery. The boy, who is to tell the bag of lies, is stopped and his wishes granted — Mythoi

Motif

The bag of lies: threat to tell of queen's adultery. The boy, who is to tell the bag of lies, is stopped and his wishes granted.

Deceptions. · Deception into humiliating position. · Deception into humiliating position – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as K1271.1.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Sveinsson FFC LXXXIII No. 570
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 2904*
Russian cf. Andrejev No. 1630*
Spanish Espinosa II Nos. 5–8.
general *Type 570
general *BP III 273

Within the index

Filed under Threat to tell of amorous intrigue used as blackmail.

Filed beside it

Princess made to speak desired words when hero threatens to report (falsely) her amorous conduct Educated chickens tell of woman's adultery. A trickster undertakes to teach a woman's chickens to talk. When he reports that they are saying that she has slept with the priest, she pays him off Man hidden in roof sees girl and lover and falls: they flee and leave him in possession

Carried in tale types

The Rabbit-herd · ATU 570 3 recorded variants

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