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K893 Dupe forced on to thin ice: drowns himself
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- Poor man deceives rich man, plays tricks on him, causes his death · K890.1 entry
- Dupe tricked into jumping to his death · K891 entry
- Dupe crowded into the water: drowns · K892 entry
- Cannibals enticed to climb slippery barricade: fall · K895 entry
- Animal left out of his element: dies or escapes · K896 entry
- Dupe tricked on to slippery road lined with knives. He kills himself · K897 entry
- Dupe tricked into measuring boar whose bristles are poisoned · K898 entry