Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and makes him believe that it is the head of the last animal slain by the weak

Motif

Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and makes him believe that it is the head of the last animal slain by the weak.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception through bluffing. · Ogre (large animal) overawed. · view the constellation · filed as K1715.1.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Bødker Exempler 282 No. 27
general Indonesia, Malay, Hindu: Dixon 191 n. 16, *DeVries Volksverhalen I 362 No. 14.

Within the index

Filed under Weak animal shows strong his own reflection and frightens him. Tells him that this animal is threatening to kill him. (Usually hare and lion.)

Filed beside it

Man shows ghost its own reflection and frightens it Man shows demon reflection and frightens him

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