Living man at the grave pretends to be dead man speaking — Mythoi

Motif

Living man at the grave pretends to be dead man speaking.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham miracles. · view the constellation · filed as K1974

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Sham miracles.

Filed beside it

Man behind statue (tree) speaks and pretends to be God (spirit) Oracular images occupied by spirits or priests who give the answers Jackal inside carcass of bullock makes people think his voice is God's. Demands gifts Sham miracle: may the grass grow up! Tricksters who have done no mowing say to their master when he angers them, "May the grass grow up again!" He finds it is full height False miraculous relic

Carried in tale types

The Voice from the Grave · ATU 1532 1 recorded variant

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