Lie: sea has burned up. (Often with answer: "Many fried fish.") — Mythoi

Motif

Lie: sea has burned up. (Often with answer: "Many fried fish.")

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Humor of lies and exaggeration. · view the constellation · filed as X908

Filed across the traditions

Indonesian DeVries Volksverhalen II 377.
general Type 1920A
general *BP II 371
general Fb "vesterhav" III 1042b, "a" III 1187b

Within the index

Filed under Humor of lies and exaggeration.

Filed beside it

One lie a year. A man who tells but one lie a year is believed because of his general truthfulness. Amusing results 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 Other stories about liars [First Edition: X910. Münchhausen tales.]

Carried in tale types

'The Sea Burns · ATU 1920A 1 recorded variant
The Woman who Asked for News from Home · ATU 1931 1 recorded variant

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