Alleged oracular pill sold — Mythoi

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Alleged oracular pill sold.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Sale of worthless articles. · Sale of pseudo-magic objects. · view the constellation · filed as K114.3

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Virtue of oracular pill proved. The dupe takes it. "It is dog's dung," he says and spits it out. The trickster says that he is telling the truth and demands pay

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Alleged oracular cow-hide sold Alleged oracular bird-skin sold Sale of alleged oracular bamboo cup