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Poor girl outwits prince in fright-contest. He frightens her and later mocks her with her words of fright. She plays the same trick on him.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · The cheater cheated. · view the constellation · filed as J1525

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  • ItalianBasile Pentamerone II No 3.
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Filed under The cheater cheated.

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A rule must work both waysImpossible demand rebukedHealed with his own medicineYou lead and I will follow: hard command thus evadedRogues exchange objects and cheat each otherThieves deceived by prearranged conversation which they overhear. (Cf. K420.)Swindler's plans foiledRebuke to the stingySoldier's practical retort to officerDream answered by dream. Priests misinterpret raja's dream and get his horses. Trickster advises raja to announce dream demanding cauterization of the priests. They return horses

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