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Filed under Clever pleading.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Nurse's false plea admitted: child demanded. A nurse falsely demands pay for caring for a child which she says is the hero's. In court: "The child is indeed mine; give him to me." The child belongs to a peasant. Nurse confesses and is punishedRobbers' false plea admitted: counteraccusation. Robbers claim a man's knife. In court: "The knife may indeed be theirs. I and my father were attacked yesterday by robbers. I fled. On returning I found my father killed and this knife in his body." Robbers condemnedOwn name inscribed on a stolen object as sign of property. [Inadvertant duplication of K448.]Clever pleading: youth in court for calling king a fool, proves truth of statement because king allowed self to be duped by alchemist
Filed beside it
Literal pleading: letter of law has been metPleading for accused by means of parableClever pleading: fighting for King of Kings. Knight hailed before king for fighting blasphemer, tells king that he would fight to protect the honor of the king's name so why not for the name of the King of Kings?Plea by showing great temptation to crimePlea by shifting blame to anotherClever pleading – miscellaneous

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