One lie a year. A man who tells but one lie a year is believed because of his general truthfulness. Amusing results — Mythoi

Motif

One lie a year. A man who tells but one lie a year is believed because of his general truthfulness. Amusing results.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Humor of lies and exaggeration. · view the constellation · filed as X901

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 7
Literary Crystallization Moby-Dick; or, The Whale , 16
North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Wonder Stories — Myth 78 78. THE NUNNE'HI AND OTHER SPIRIT FOLK

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Africa (Vai) Ellis 239 No. 46.
general Chauvin V 278 No. 161
general *BP II 371, 509
general Köhler-Bolte I 322

Within the index

Filed under Humor of lies and exaggeration.

Filed beside it

Liar comes to believe his own lie. He tells a lie so often that he believes it himself. (Cf. X611.) Lie used as catch tale. (Cf. Z13.) The teller reduces the size of his lie Lying contests Would not lie for a trifle. Liar tells of shooting large number of animals with one shot (an odd number, usually 99). When asked why he did not make it a round number (or an even hundred), he replies indignantly that he would not lie for one pigeon (rabbit) Man has servant corroborate his lies. Rewards him poorly. Servant exposes him Lie: sea has burned up. (Often with answer: "Many fried fish.") Other stories about liars [First Edition: X910. Münchhausen tales.]

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