Man accidentally killed by bear trying to chase away flies.
Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N333.2
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- India Thompson-Balys.
- general *Chauvin II 118 Nos. 99, 100
Carried in tale types
- The Man in Court for Killing a Fly · ATU 1586 2 recorded variants
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