The constellation
K500 Escape from death or danger by deception
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- Fox pretends to go to work, but goes out to sleep · K499.10 entry
- Treacherous friend drinks out of other's flask to save the water in his own · K499.9 entry
- Trickster dupes rival by exchanging beds: receives his food. Overhears maiden tell rival she will bring food at night, waits until rival is asleep and carries him to another bed, takes his place, and is fed by maiden · K499.8 entry
- Gullible king gives large sums to minister for construction of imaginary weapon and then more to have it destroyed · K499.7 entry
- Death order evaded · K510 entry
- Uriah letter changed. Falsified order of execution. A messenger is sent with a letter ordering the recipient to kill the bearer. On the way the letter is changed so that the bearer is honored · K511 entry
- Death evaded by persuading executioner that another victim was ordered. (E.g., boy has been ordered to kill hare. Hare persuades the boy that the father said, "Kill the rooster for the hare.") · K511.1 entry
- Ogam inscription on shield orders that bearer (who does not know meaning) shall be killed. Poet (who recognizes the meaning) reports to king that inscription means a request for honorable treatment · K511.2 entry