μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sham wise man.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1956

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Indonesia Coster-Wijsman 29ff., 40 Nos. 6, 7, 31.
  • general *Type 1641
Within the index

Filed under Sham prowess.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Sham wise man gives a purgative and helps find a lost horse. His pills get the credit Sham wise man hides something and is rewarded for finding it Sham wise man declares who committed the theft: robbers Sham wise man does not know where his own house is. Unmasked Sham wise man stays alone feigning study. Is really killing flies Sham wise man (girl's confederate) interprets pretended dream for girl. Insists she be allowed to marry man of her own choice Sham wise man pretends knowledge from dream: really overheard conversation Sham wise man burns house where he pretends to keep his marvelous books, and is free from being called again Sham wise man accidentally predicts weather correctly Boy, posing as magician, agitates purported all-knowing pig's head in front of his enemies, identifying them as dishonest men
Filed beside it
Sham warrior Sham prince (nobleman) Sham brave man Sham rich man Sham physician Sham teacher. Pretends to read a document brought him as a letter. It is a tax receipt Sham churchman False prophet Sham magician Sham astrologer Sham crystal-gazer Alchemist Juggler promises to fly from one house to another. Keeps crowd waiting until dusk and then makes his escape Sham prowess in hunting (fishing) Sham prowess – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

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