Test: guessing unknown animal (plant) — Mythoi

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Test: guessing unknown animal (plant).

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Test: guessing origin of certain skin Test: guessing nature of certain plant. Plant came from scrapings of princesses' bodies Test: identifying what type of rice is in sack

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Guessing the Name of the Devil's Secret Plant · ATU 1091A1 recorded variant