Snake strikes object, causing it to swell

Motif

Snake strikes object, causing it to swell.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about animals. · Lie: remarkable animals. · view the constellation · filed as X1205.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general Canada, U.S.: *Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Lie: venom of animal (snake, hornet, bee) causes object to swell.

Carried in tale types

Snakebite Causes Object to Swell · ATU 1889M1 recorded variant

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