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

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 EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 7
Literary CrystallizationMoby-Dick; or, The Whale, 16
North American IndigenousMyths of the Cherokee, Wonder Stories — Myth 7878. THE NUNNE'HI AND OTHER SPIRIT FOLK

Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-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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