Rope of sand (chaff). (Cf. F843.)

Motif

Rope of sand (chaff). (Cf. F843.)

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lies: logical absurdities. · Absurd disregard of the nature of objects. · view the constellation · filed as X1757

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière.
general Type 852
general BP II 513

Within the index

Filed under Absurd disregard of the nature of objects.

1 finer motif beneath it

Rope of dry dust

Filed beside it

Lies about watches Disregard of nature of basketry

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Extraordinary rope

Carried in tale types

Lying Contest (previously The Hero Forces the Princess to Say, 'That is a Lie') · ATU 852 2 recorded variants
The Man who Fell Out of a Balloon · ATU 1882 1 recorded variant
Descent from Sky on Rope of Sand (Chaff) · ATU 1889E 1 recorded variant

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