Brother (sister) secures blessing due to another — Mythoi

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Brother (sister) secures blessing due to another.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Other impostures. · view the constellation · filed as K1988

Filed across the traditions

Jewish Neuman.

Within the index

Filed under Other impostures.

1 finer motif beneath it

Impostor: one sister borrows another's clothes and gets religious blessing in her place

Filed beside it

Deception by playing deaf and dumb Ubiquitous beggar. In disguise obtains alms three times from the same person Trickster poses as helper and eats women's stored provisions 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 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

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