Dumbness cured by question — Mythoi

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Dumbness cured by question.

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Filed under Dumb person brought to speak.

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Dumb princess is brought to speech by tale ending with a question to be solved Dumbness cured by saint's question

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Thread under dumb man's tongue cut. This permits him to speak Fainting brings recovery of speech Chilli plant so hot it causes dumb man to speak: thus discovered for eating Person made to speak by warning of danger