King breaks his own tabu and meets with the punishment he has set for violation of it. (His nose is cut off).
Tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · Punishment for breaking tabu. · view the constellation · filed as C901.4.1
Motif
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- India Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under Punishment for breaking tabu: assigner of punishment suffers his own penalty.
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