Sham parson: the sawed pulpit. He has sawed the pulpit almost through. He predicts a miracle. The pulpit falls down

Motif

Sham parson: the sawed pulpit. He has sawed the pulpit almost through. He predicts a miracle. The pulpit falls down.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1961.1.3

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 *Type 1825C
general *BP II 413.

Within the index

Filed under Sham parson (priest).

Filed beside it

Peasant as priest preaches on the troubles of laymen Sham parson repeats same expression over and over or says a few words of Latin Sham priest dupes man into believing he can discover treasure Sham holy man

Travels with

Person cuts drawbridge partly through. Giant falls into moat. (Cf. K14, K1431, K1961.1.3.)

Carried in tale types

Doctor Know-All · ATU 16411 recorded variant
The Sawed Pulpit · ATU 1825C1 recorded variant

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