Why gypsies have no churches. They ate up their churches made of cheese and bacon. (Cf. X650.) — Mythoi

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Why gypsies have no churches. They ate up their churches made of cheese and bacon. (Cf. X650.)

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Miscellaneous lies and exaggerations. · Other tall tales. · view the constellation · filed as X1863

Cited in the index

general Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. IX 85.

Within the index

Filed under Other tall tales.

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 Man in hollow tree defends himself successfully from leopard and bear 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 Lie: warrior whose horse is cut in two continues to ride on the half horse Lie: the great noise from the bass-viol

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Jokes concerning other races or nations

Carried in tale types

Church Built of Cheese · ATU 1932 1 recorded variant

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