Trickster poses as helper and eats women's stored provisions — Mythoi

Motif

Trickster poses as helper and eats women's stored provisions.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Other impostures. · view the constellation · filed as K1983

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 38 receipt

Filed across the traditions

N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 303 n. 109c.

Within the index

Filed under Other impostures.

Filed beside it

Deception by playing deaf and dumb Ubiquitous beggar. In disguise obtains alms three times from the same person Girls keep up appearances to deceive suitors as to their desirability Rearing the large-headed and large-eyed bird. When the one rearing the owl learns its age he kills it Devil disguised as candidate for confirmation Devil disguised as man goes to church Brother (sister) secures blessing due to another Hare (jackal) makes horns of wax and poses as horned animal. Horns melt by the fire Devil tries to pass for Jesus. Forbids man to cut wood on Sunday. Disappears when man demands to see the wounds on his hands and feet Wise man sent by king to rival to give him interested advice

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Trickster's burnt flesh becomes gum on trees Transformation to be put in food-bag Transformation to seduce Magic treasure animal killed. (Goose that laid the golden egg) Magic garment (robe, tunic) Magic reawakening of memory. (Cf. D1360, D1910.) Killed game revives and flies away Disintegration: man eats himself up or dismembers himself Person eats self up Trickster joins bulrushes in a dance. He thinks they are dancing when he sees them waving Person frightened into falling down a cliff Deceptive scratching contest

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