The great mushroom.
Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies about plants, fruits, vegetables, and trees. · Lies about vegetables. · view the constellation · filed as X1424
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LVII LVII. Public Scapegoats
- Depth Commentary The Interpretation of Dreams , Chapter VII
- Japanese / Shinto Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan , Book 24
- Japanese / Shinto Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan , Book 29
- Greco-Roman Pausanias's Description of Greece , Book 2
Cited in the index
- general Type 852
- general *BP II 516.
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 Vegetable · ATU 1960D 1 recorded variant
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