A thousand at one shot. Told to shoot one or two wild boars, hero asks, "Why not a thousand at one shot?" The ogre is frightened — Mythoi

Motif

A thousand at one shot. Told to shoot one or two wild boars, hero asks, "Why not a thousand at one shot?" The ogre is frightened.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception through bluffing. · Ogre (large animal) overawed. · view the constellation · filed as K1741.2

Cited in the index

general *Type 1053
general *BP III 333.

Within the index

Filed under Bluff: hero professes to be able to perform much larger task than that assigned.

1 finer motif beneath it

Bluff: told to bring home an ox, hero prepares to bring home ten

Filed beside it

Felling the whole forest. Told to bring in a tree, the hero asks, "Why not the whole forest?" The ogre is frightened Bringing the whole well. Told to get water, hero demands bucket large enough to bring in the whole well. The ogre is frightened Wrestler claims to be able even to carry away a mountain

Carried in tale types

Shooting Wild Boars · ATU 1053 1 recorded variant

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