A man in place of a cuckoo. A cruel master commands his serf to climb a tree and imitate the cry of the cuckoo; he shoots the "cuckoo." — Mythoi

Motif

A man in place of a cuckoo. A cruel master commands his serf to climb a tree and imitate the cry of the cuckoo; he shoots the "cuckoo."

Deceptions. · Deceiver falls into own trap. · Deceiver falls into his own trap – miscellaneous incidents. · view the constellation · filed as K1691.1

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3745.

Within the index

Filed under The woman as cuckoo on the tree shot down. The anger bargain is to cease when the cuckoo crows. The ogre's wife climbs the tree and imitates the cuckoo. She is shot down.

Filed beside it

Woman killed. Disliking early rising, the servant kills devil's mother or grandmother, who crows in place of the cock

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