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Motif

Mowing contest won by trickery. The man takes the center of the field. The ogre is given a dull sickle and mows around the outside of the field.

Deceptions. · Contests won by deception. · Labor contest won by deception. · view the constellation · filed as K42.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn I (1892) 456ff., (1928) 284ff.
  • general *Type 1090
Within the index

Filed under Harvesting contest.

1 finer motif beneath it
God cheats devil at mowing. God mows with a chisel, the devil with a scythe. God deceives devil into changing scythe for chisel
Filed beside it
Contest: harvesting the hay. The man calls out, "The wolves are coming!" The ogre is intimidated Threshing contest
Carried in tale types

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