μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Ogre made to believe small hero is large: overawed.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception through bluffing. · Ogre (large animal) overawed. · view the constellation · filed as K1711

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Indonesia DeVries's list No. 245
  • general Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 359 No. 12.
Within the index

Filed under Ogre (large animal) overawed.

1 finer motif beneath it
Tiger made to believe porcupine bristle is his enemy's hair: overawed
Filed beside it
Boys threaten to harness tiger. They have jumped on him from behind and he cannot see. He buys them off Weak animal (man) makes large one (ogre) believe that he has eaten many of the large one's companions. The latter is frightened Hare as ambassador of the moon. Hare claiming to be ambassador of moon shows elephant the moon irritated in a spring. Elephant is persuaded that the moon is angry Big shoes in front of the barn. Man makes giant shoes and places them so that ogre thinks a giant lives there Ogre overawed by hero's boasts about marvelous relatives Hero proves himself a cannibal by trick vomit-exchange Monkey pretends that his house always answers him Goat pretends to be chewing rock. Frightens wolf "St. George's Dogs" (wolves). The man says, "St. George's dogs are coming!" The ogre flees Giantess frightened of leaving cave because of hero's statue in entrance Tiger frightened at hearing unknown wind The bear trainer and his bear. (Schrätel und Wasserbär.) Ogre is driven out by hero's bear. The next year the ogre asks, "Is the big cat still living?" Hero says that it now has many kittens. Ogre is overawed Wages: as much as he can carry. To get rid of the boy the troll offers him as large wages as he is able to carry. Boy says that this will be too much, that he will be contented merely with what the troll can carry Ogre made to believe hero has withstood fire. Hero escapes and after the room he has been in is burned he returns and is found sitting in the ashes. "It was a bit hot," he says Dog pretends to be calling dog in the moon when he barks Troll bluffed away from christening. He is invited but told that guests will include the Virgin Mary, Thor the Thunderer, etc. He stays away but sends the finest present

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