μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 11references

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.

  • LithuanianBalys Legends No. 527
  • ItalianBasile Pentamerone II No. 2
  • India*Thompson-Balys, Panchatantra III 11 (tr. Ryder) 346
  • ChineseGraham
  • JapaneseIkeda
  • KoreanZong in-Sob 150
  • BuriatHolmberg Siberian 427
  • S. Am. Indian (Chincha)Alexander Lat. Am. 230.
  • general *Types 432, 613, 613*
  • general BP II 261ff.
  • general **Christiansen FFC XXIV 77, 81, 123
Within the index

Filed under Secrets overheard.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Remedy for lack of water in certain place overheard in conversation of animals (demons)Secret remedy revealed by departing animal. House spirit (or bird) leaves saying, "If you knew what valerian is good for, the people would not die so fast."
Filed beside it
Secrets overheard from animal (demon) conversationMan transformed as ant, learns secret of freeing princessConversation of objects overheardOverheard (human) conversationEnigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledgeSecret physical peculiarity discovered by barber. (Midas.)Daughter lousing mother weeps and reveals secretKing in disguise to learn secrets of his subjectsNewborn babe reveals secret; then becomes silentFoolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc.). He is punishedSecret name overheard by eavesdropperSecret of unique vulnerability disclosedSecret wealth betrayed by money left in borrowed money-scalesSecret escapes with man's bloodSecret learned by tortureGiant unwittingly reveals span of life to dwarf, who is thus emboldened to attack him
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