Lie: the large mosquito — Mythoi

Motif

Lie: the large mosquito.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about animals. · Lies about insects. · view the constellation · filed as X1286.1

Filed across the traditions

North Carolina Brown Collection I 703.

Within the index

Filed under Remarkable mosquitoes.

7 finer motifs beneath 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 Large mosquitoes – miscellaneous

Filed beside it

Lies about ferocious mosquitoes

Carried in tale types

The Great Insect · ATU 1960M 2 recorded variants

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