Detection through aid of animal

Motif

Detection through aid of animal.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Cleverness in detection of truth. · view the constellation · filed as J1145

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

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Filed under Cleverness in detection of truth.

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Murderer detected by actions of murdered man's dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible

Filed beside it

Solomon able to detect truth without evidence of witnesses Confession obtained by a ruse Pseudo-scientific methods of detecting Thief detected by building straw fire so that smoke escapes through thief's entrance. The secret hole into the building is thus discovered and the thief caught Eaters of stolen food detected Detection by strewing ashes (sand). Trespasser (lover, mistress, ghost, fairy, etc.) leaves footprints in the ashes Detection through feigned dream Miscellaneous means of detecting

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