μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

"Big 'Fraid and Little 'Fraid." Man decides to frighten another (or his son or servant). He dresses in a sheet; his pet monkey puts on a sheet and follows him. The person who is doing the scaring hears the victim say, "Run Big Fraid, run; Little Fraid'll get you." The scarer sees the monkey in the sheet, runs home. (Cf. K1833.)

Deceptions. · Deceiver falls into own trap. · Deceiver falls into his own trap – miscellaneous incidents. · view the constellation · filed as K1682.1

Cited in the index
  • general Canada, England, U.S., Wales: *Baughman.
Within the index

Filed under Disguised trickster beaten by man he is trying to frighten. Disguise as ghost.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Disguise as ghost
Carried in tale types

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