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X906 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)
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- One lie a year. A man who tells but one lie a year is believed because of his general truthfulness. Amusing results · X901 entry
- Liar comes to believe his own lie. He tells a lie so often that he believes it himself. (Cf. X611.) · X902 entry
- Lie used as catch tale. (Cf. Z13.) · X903 entry
- The teller reduces the size of his lie · X904 entry
- Lying contests · X905 entry
- Man has servant corroborate his lies. Rewards him poorly. Servant exposes him · X907 entry
- Lie: sea has burned up. (Often with answer: "Many fried fish.") · X908 entry
- Other stories about liars · X909 entry
- [First Edition: X910. Münchhausen tales.] · X910[1st ed.] entry