Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue) — Mythoi

Motif

Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue).

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K825

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 38 receipt

Filed across the traditions

Norwegian Christiansen Norske Eventyr 141 No. 1654
Spanish Espinosa III Nos. 147, 181–8
India *Thompson-Balys.
general Type 1653
general *Cosquin I 244f.

Within the index

Filed under Fatal deception into trickster's power.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Cormorant's tongue pulled out by putting louse on it Elephant killed by cutting off trunk which is poked into cave after victims Man causes victim to bite his tongue off Man persuaded to hold out hand for alleged letter from king. Hand cut off

Filed beside it

Victim lured into house and killed Victim burned in his own house (or hiding place) Stag killed by lion into whose den the fox puts him Overcurious dupe enters trickster's basket and is killed Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed Dupe lured to supposed dance and killed Victim persuaded to disarm. Killed Fairies in animal form persuaded they will hear music better in own shapes. Are killed Women draw warrior aside so that confederate may kill him Sham doctor kills his patients Hoodwinked dancers. A trickster induces ducks to dance with closed eyes and kills them Dupe persuaded to relax vigilance; seized Bloodthirsty animal by trickery admitted to fold: kills peaceful animal Victim killed while being bathed Dupe induced to look about: seized and killed Man lured into aiding trickster who has feigned an accident or needs help. Is killed

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Trickster's burnt flesh becomes gum on trees Transformation to be put in food-bag Transformation to seduce Magic treasure animal killed. (Goose that laid the golden egg) Magic garment (robe, tunic) Magic reawakening of memory. (Cf. D1360, D1910.) Killed game revives and flies away Disintegration: man eats himself up or dismembers himself Person eats self up Trickster joins bulrushes in a dance. He thinks they are dancing when he sees them waving Person frightened into falling down a cliff Deceptive scratching contest

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