Man in hollow tree defends himself successfully from leopard and bear — Mythoi

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Man in hollow tree defends himself successfully from leopard and bear.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Miscellaneous lies and exaggerations. · Other tall tales. · view the constellation · filed as X1854

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Other tall tales.

1 finer motif beneath it

The boy in the hollow tree. He frightens the woodchopper who leaves behind his horse

Filed beside it

Man in moon lets himself down. (Cf. A751.) Boy shot from a cannon Boy with hat of butter, clothes of paper, etc Lie: plow without horse or wheels Lie: suckling children rock mother in cradle Lie: man drowned on mountain Lie: man cuts ice with own head Lie: the hunt for the lost bee The over-hasty toad (beetle). Is years ascending steps. On last step falls and curses haste Why gypsies have no churches. They ate up their churches made of cheese and bacon. (Cf. X650.) Lie: warrior whose horse is cut in two continues to ride on the half horse Lie: the great noise from the bass-viol

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