Clearing land: axe broken — Mythoi

Motif

Clearing land: axe broken.

Deceptions. · Dupe's property destroyed. · Dupe's goods destroyed. · view the constellation · filed as K1421

Cited in the index

general *Types 650, 1050
general BP II 285ff.

Within the index

Filed under Dupe's goods destroyed.

Filed beside it

Plowing the field: horse and harness destroyed. The youth is told to come home from plowing when the dog does. He beats the dog so that it runs home; then he destroys the horse and harness and goes home Lighting the road (or painting the house red). The house set on fire Guarding the door. It is lifted off and carried away Take care of the stopper! The son puts the stopper into his pocket, and all the tar (beer) runs out Repairing the house. House or furniture destroyed Tearing up the orchard (vineyard). Rascal has been told to cut wood Closing the door tight: with iron nails Whetting the knife: the whole blade whetted away Threshing grain: granary roof used as threshing flail Mowing grass: the meadow torn up Clearing out manure: digs hole Covering the whole wagon with tar Filling the pen. Told to fill locked pen trickster chops up wagon and mules and throws them in Sowing grain: does so in unplowed field Trickster saws legs of table so that it collapses Fixing fences: trickster cuts fence down

Carried in tale types

Strong John · ATU 650A 5184 recorded variants
Felling Trees · ATU 1050 1 recorded variant

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