Trickster makes two friends each suspicious of the other's intentions

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Trickster makes two friends each suspicious of the other's intentions.

Deceptions. · False accusations. · Trouble-makers. · view the constellation · filed as K2131

Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

Irish myth*Cross (cf. K2130)
IndiaThompson-Balys
Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 1028
Africa (Wakweli)Bender 40.
general BP II 129

Within the index

Filed under Trouble-makers.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Cat brings suspicion between eagle and sow. Eagle lives in the top of the branches, cat in the middle, and sow at bottom; all are happy. Cat tells eagle that sow is trying to root down the tree: eagle is frightened and dares not leave tree. Cat tells sow that eagle plans to carry off pigs: sow dares not leave. They starve and fall victims to the cat Envious jackal makes lion suspicious of his friend, the bull. The lion kills the bull Woman destroys men's friendship by pretending to whisper to one Trickster fills supposed treasure box with trash. Joint owners each accuse other of theft Treasure-animal introduced into family's flock in order to stir up dissension and enmity

Filed beside it

False message of love carried to hero and maiden by troublemaker Servant lays skin of dead dog in the bed of his mistress and master. Makes trouble between them The complaint about bad breath: trouble for the king's favorite. A steward advises the courtier to hold his head away when serving the king, since the king objects to his bad breath. He then tells the king that the courtier holds his head back to avoid the king's bad breath Officers praised in reverse from their real merit: trouble for them and their master The priest's guest and the eaten chickens. The servant who has eaten the chickens tells the guest to flee because the priest is going to cut off his ears, and he tells the priest that the guest has stolen two chickens The priest runs after him Trouble-maker in night-lodging. Comes riding a wolf and asks for hospitality. Wolf kills sheep. Beehive in bed. Bees sting family and cause father to kill son Jealous courtiers shake king lion's confidence in his councillor, the virtuous jackal, by accusing the jackal of stealing the lion's food Two persons separately informed about each other's death

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