Alleged speaking animal sold — Mythoi

Motif

Alleged speaking animal sold.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Sale of worthless articles. · Sale of worthless animals. · view the constellation · filed as K137

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Sale of worthless animals.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Two jars full of live black wasps sold as interpreters of foreign language Parrot knowing only two words sold as speaking foreign language

Filed beside it

Animal sold as messenger 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 Other worthless animals sold

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