Foolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc.). He is punished

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Foolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc.). He is punished.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Valuable secrets learned. · Secrets overheard. · view the constellation · filed as N471

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Scholars’ trail — 12references

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.

SpanishEspinosa Jr. No. 117
IndiaThompson-Balys
JapaneseIkeda, Mitford 191
KoreanZong in-Sob 151 No. 66
IndonesiaDixon 216
Africa (Yoruba)Ellis 249ff. No. 2.
general *Types 461, 503, 613, 676
general *BP II 468ff., III 137ff., 324ff.
general *Aarne FFC XXIII 169
general *Christiansen FFC XXIV 103ff.
general *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 230b s. v. "Belauschen von Dämonen". Missouri French: Carrière
general N. Am. Indian (Pochulata): Boas JAFL XXV 223

Within the index

Filed under Secrets overheard.

Filed beside it

Secrets overheard from animal (demon) conversation Secret remedy overheard in conversation of animals (witches)Man transformed as ant, learns secret of freeing princess Conversation of objects overheard Overheard (human) conversation Enigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledge Secret physical peculiarity discovered by barber. (Midas.)Daughter lousing mother weeps and reveals secret King in disguise to learn secrets of his subjects Newborn babe reveals secret; then becomes silent Secret name overheard by eavesdropper Secret of unique vulnerability disclosed Secret wealth betrayed by money left in borrowed money-scales Secret escapes with man's blood Secret learned by torture Giant unwittingly reveals span of life to dwarf, who is thus emboldened to attack him

Carried in tale types

The Two Travelers · ATU 613648 recorded variants
The Forty Thieves · ATU 9542 recorded variants

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