Ogre helps tortoise who snaps jaws to and catches him

Motif

Ogre helps tortoise who snaps jaws to and catches him.

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Deceptions into self injury – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as K1111.3

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Africa (Fang)Tessman 16.

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Filed under Dupe puts hand (paws) into cleft of tree (wedge, vise).

Filed beside it

Dupe wishing to learn to play fiddle has finger caught in cleft of tree Ogre's (dwarf's) beard caught fast Dupe caught in crack in ground. Dies

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