Lie: the great fish — Mythoi

Motif

Lie: the great fish.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about animals. · Lies about fish. · view the constellation · filed as X1301

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LXVI LXVI. The External Soul in Folk-Tales
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 7 Bootoolgah the Crane and Goonur
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 125 125.— THE DEVIL AND HIS GRANDMOTHER.
Finnish The Kalevala , Rune XLVII

Cited in the index

general Type 1960B
general England, U.S.: *Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Lies about fish. (Cf. X1150.)

Filed beside it

Lie: remarkable actions of big fish Lie: tamed fish lives on dry land Dogfish act like dogs Crowded fish

Carried in tale types

The Great Fish · ATU 1960B 1 recorded variant

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