The constellation
K200 Deception in payment of debt
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- Deceptive bargain: as much gold in reward as sticks to poet's hair when poured over him: he smears it with tar · K199.1 entry
- Other deceptive bargains · K199 entry
- Cheater is forced to eat excrements. Gentleman agrees to exchange his good horse for the peasant's jade, provided the peasant will eat its excrements. The peasant finds no difficulty in the task, whereas the gentleman, put to the same condition when he wants to get back his horse, finds it impossible · K198 entry
- Until the log burns out: time given servant for Christmas holidays. Soaks the log so that it burns a week · K197 entry
- Devil cheated of his promised soul. The man saves it through deceit · K210 entry
- Devil cheated by imposing an impossible task · K211 entry
- Devil is cheated by giving him task: counting the letters in the church Bible. He is unable to read the holy words · K211.1 entry
- Devil cheated by being frightened · K212 entry