Deceptive contest in drinking whisky. The man drinks water, the devil is given vinegar

Motif

Deceptive contest in drinking whisky. The man drinks water, the devil is given vinegar.

Deceptions. · Contests won by deception. · Contests in other physical accomplishments won by deception. · view the constellation · filed as K82.3

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LithuanianBalys Index No. 1089*.

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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 drinking contest: relative helpers. (Cf. K81.2.)Deceptive drinking contest: pretended swallowing. One bullock keeps mouth in water. Other drinks self to death

Carried in tale types

Eating/Drinking Contest · ATU 10881 recorded variant

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