Lie: the great animal — Mythoi

Motif

Lie: the great animal.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about animals. · Lie: remarkable animals. · view the constellation · filed as X1201

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Cited in the index

general Types 852, 1960A.

Within the index

Filed under Lie: remarkable animals.

Filed beside it

Lie: animals inherit acquired characteristics or conditions Lie: animal's food affects him in unusual way. (E.g. Pine tops: milk good for cough syrup.) Lie: animals eat one another up Lie: venom of animal (snake, hornet, bee) causes object to swell Lies: animals trained to respond to certain sounds: absurd result Animals already cooked for eating

Carried in tale types

Lying Contest (previously The Hero Forces the Princess to Say, 'That is a Lie') · ATU 852 2 recorded variants
The Great Ox · ATU 1960A 1 recorded variant

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