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Motif

Trickster teaches a dupe a strange language.

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Dupe otherwise persuaded to voluntary self-injury. · view the constellation · filed as K1068

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Filed under Dupe otherwise persuaded to voluntary self-injury.

2 finer motifs beneath it
The laborer teaches his master birds' talk. Puts him in a sack and beats him Teaching Latin. Cuts off tip of pupil's tongue or orders him to lick cold iron – pupil injures himself
Filed beside it
Borrowed feathers. Dupe lets himself be carried aloft by bird and dropped Water bird takes dupe to sea: shakes him off into water Dupe induced to eat sharp (stinging, bitter) fruit Dupe induced to eat filth (dung) Dupe persuaded to oversalt (overpepper) food Dupe persuaded to scald self with hot water in order to learn languages The bear bites the seemingly dead horse's tail. Is dragged off by the horse Diving for sheep. Dupe persuaded that sheep have been lost in river Dragon attacks own image in mirror Robber persuaded to climb down moonbeam. A man hearing a robber enter tells his wife aloud that he always makes a prayer and then enters the house by climbing down a moonbeam. The thief tries it and falls Dupe persuaded to get into grass in order to learn new dance. Grass set on fire Dupe allowed to guard "king's litter": sticks in mud Gun as tobacco pipe. The trickster gives the ogre the gun to smoke Deer persuaded to butt head into tree. Kills himself Dupe digs till he dies of exhaustion. Rabbit entertains the wolf with his antics until the rabbit's wife can change to another hole. The wolf continues to dig Dupe persuaded to transform self into animal. Cannot change back

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