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 — Mythoi

Motif

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.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham miracles. · view the constellation · filed as K1975

Cited in the index

general *Type 1736
general Fb "ønske" III 1178b.

Within the index

Filed under Sham miracles.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Sham miracle: wallet (bee-hive) changes to wasps. Tricksters put a wasp nest in the wallet (bee-hive). When the master claims it they give it to him with the curse, "May it turn to wasps!" It does Sham miracle: rupees turn to ashes. Cheat tells man rupees carried by horse in sack will turn to ashes if man's tired wife rides on its back. Man promises to pay him back if that should happen. Ashes fall from under saddle when woman does and cheat collects Sham miracle: may the food turn raw. Lazy wife takes uncooked food to husband in field

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 Living man at the grave pretends to be dead man speaking False miraculous relic

Carried in tale types

The Stingy Clergyman · ATU 1736 1 recorded variant

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