Hunter turns animal inside out. He reaches down animal's throat, grasps his tail, and turns him inside out — Mythoi

Motif

Hunter turns animal inside out. He reaches down animal's throat, grasps his tail, and turns him inside out.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lie: Great hunters and fishermen. · Lie: the great marksman. · view the constellation · filed as X1124.2

Filed across the traditions

U.S. *Baughman.
general Wesselski Bebel II 137 No. 115

Within the index

Filed under Lie: the hunter catches or kills game by ingenious or unorthodox method. (Cf. X1132.)

Filed beside it

Shooting off the leader's tail. An old blind bear is being led by a young bear, whose tail the old bear has in his mouth. The hunter shoots off the young bear's tail and seizes it. Thus leads the old bear home Accidental discharge of gun kills much game. Gun kills a bird which falls on loose limb of tree, which falls on bear, etc., etc Hunting wolves with rod and line

Carried in tale types

Hunter Turns Animal Inside Out · ATU 1889B 1 recorded variant

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