μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Trickster claims to be holding up sky. Leopard, afraid to let sky fall, leaves him.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by overawing captor. · view the constellation · filed as K547.14

Filed across the traditions
  • Africa (Wute) Sieber ZsES XII 173.
Within the index

Filed under Escape by frightening would-be captors. (Cf. K1710.)

Filed beside it
"Get into my belly." The wee cock, lost in the woods, orders the fox, the bear, and the wolf to get into his belly. Overawed, the beasts make their apologies promising never to annoy him again. The bear even carries the cock home. (Cf. K1715.7.) Man takes off wig, takes out false teeth, takes off wooden leg, overawes Indians Man hides in hollow log, fires rifle while Indians are sitting on the log, scares them away Jackal escapes by telling farmer he is jackal king and will call upon his subjects Ferocious animal (ogre) misunderstands victim's remark: flees in fright Ogre frightened away by beating tom-tom Goat trembles so hard from fear of tiger that shaking of his beard frightens tiger away Shepherd threatened by tiger says he will report matter to ass: tiger flees Threatening tiger challenged to strength contest. Beguiled into holding wood for plow and is injured Queen hiding king disguised as child tells ogress she has borne child with moustache: ogress frightened Hero threatens tiger with plowshare and leads him into village. Frightens villagers Escape by frightening tiger into thinking goat in cave is the ghost of his father Witch frightened by seeing victim cleave boulder with one blow of sword

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