Dupe persuaded to cut off part of his own body

Motif

Dupe persuaded to cut off part of his own body.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2131.3.2

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Numskull injures his limbs.

Filed beside it

Girl hacks off her heel to get shoe on Man lays piece of wood on his leg to saw it: saws leg off

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