False magician exposed by clever girl

Motif

False magician exposed by clever girl.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1963.1

Scholars’ trail — 3references

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LappishQvigstad FFC LX 51 No. 99
EstonianAarne FFC XXV 137 No. 103.
general *BP III 202

Within the index

Filed under Sham magician.

Filed beside it

Sham magician promises to induce love by magic. Dupe is frightened (to death, robbed, or otherwise discomfited) by magician or confederate Master posing as magician plays tricks on his servant Sham magician belches fire to frighten dupes Trickster impersonates necromancer to seduce latter's wife Sham magician makes wife believe that he (she) can be transported by demons

Carried in tale types

False Magician Exposed by Clever Girl · ATU 9871 recorded variant

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