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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Africa (Mpongwe)Nassau 66 No. 14
  • IcelandicBoberg.
Within the index

Filed under Deceptive drinking contest.

Filed beside it
Deceptive drinking contest: hole for water. The trickster lets the water run out through a hole; the dupe drinks himself to death. (Cf. K81.1.)Deceptive contest in drinking whisky. The man drinks water, the devil is given vinegarDeceptive drinking contest: pretended swallowing. One bullock keeps mouth in water. Other drinks self to death
Travels with
Deceptive eating contest: relative helpers. Trickster wins with the aid of substitutes. (Cf. K82.2.)

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