Beschrijving
Contest in Lying. This miscellaneous type comprises various tales in which two or more people compete to see who can tell the biggest lie (in a believable manner). Often the narrator induces someone to say, “That is a lie!” The animals, plants, objects, etc. being described in the lie are listed under Types 1960ff. Cf. Type 852.
Motief
X1785.1
Combinaties
This tale is often combined with one or more other tales of lying, esp. 1535, 1889C, 1889E, 1920A–H, 1930, and 1931.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1920
Subgenre
mop

