μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal sold as messenger.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Sale of worthless articles. · Sale of worthless animals. · view the constellation · filed as K131

Within the index

Filed under Sale of worthless animals.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Rabbit sold as letter-carrier. Alleged to be a swift deliverer of letters Bird sold as messenger
Filed beside it
Wolf sold as a goat (sheep) Wild animal sold as watch-dog Deceptive horse-sale Pseudo-magic animals sold Sale of dead buffalo by making him seem alive Alleged speaking animal sold Other worthless animals sold
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Bird as letter carrier. (Cf. K131.)

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “messenger” · wander