μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • RussianAndrejev No. 1575*.
  • general Type 1575*
  • general *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 203 No. 403
Within the index

Filed under Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit).

Filed beside it
Husband answers behind the statue when wife wants to know how to fool him. He says to feed him wellBoy behind the tree tells woman about the bad food he gets. She thinks God is speaking and gives him good foodHusband behind saint's statue advises wife to spinHusband as God behind the tree forces his wife to confess adulteryGirl behind the tree advises the unwilling suitor. Believing it to be the advice of angels, he marries herThe man behind the crucifix says "Good Evening" to the drunk man, who thinks Christ is speaking to himHidden man behind image gives unwelcome answer to suppliant: image blamedSexton behind statue tells old maid praying for a husband to raise her foot to her neckTrickster concealed in sacred tree advises that he is to marry the princessTrickster in tree advises that tree and fruit belong to him. Others think God speaks and leaveImpostor acting as God in tree suspected and tree burnedAlleged idol promises teacher certain payment for his book when finished. Dupe overhears and pays him bargain price for what he is later to receiveMan hidden behind idol in temple tells robbers they will have good booty but should leave half of it in the temple
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