Large mosquitoes – miscellaneous — Mythoi

Motif

Large mosquitoes – miscellaneous.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about animals. · Lies about insects. · view the constellation · filed as X1286.1.7

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 5 V. THE WOMAN WHO FELL FROM THE SKY ”
North American Indigenous Zuni Folk Tales , Tale 1
Depth Commentary Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom , Chapter III

Cited in the index

general Canada, U.S.: *Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Lie: the large mosquito.

Filed beside it

Lie: wingspread of large mosquito Lie: weight of large mosquito Lie: mosquito's long bill Large mosquitoes fly off with kettle. They have drilled through kettle. Their bills are clinched inside like nails Large mosquitoes carry off prey Big mosquito with golden palace in his mouth

Carried in tale types

The Great Insect · ATU 1960M 2 recorded variants

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