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  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 306 n. 109w.
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Filed under Seductions – miscellaneous.

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Trickster pretends lameness and is taken on woman's back: violates her Trickster throws corpse into river and accuses princess of murder: marriage to avoid scandal Female overpowered when caught in tree cleft (hole in hedge) Man won over by woman's obscene trick Lecherous trickster seduces women from tree and loses them Trickster sends letter ordering bearer detained and meanwhile steals bearer's wife Long distance sexual intercourse. Trickster by magic has intercourse with woman across stream Woman seduces boy by feigning illness (chill, etc.) Man coveting his friend's wife causes her to leave her husband. Friend mutually agree to beat wives. Trickster only pretends to do so while other beats his and angers her Seduction by giving aphrodisiac. Woman tricked into standing naked in stream; medicine put into water Guest at inn is told that there is but one available bed: that of the mistress Lucretia seduced through threat. Sextus says he will kill her and leave a naked slave in her bed to bring dishonor on her house. She yields The trickster with painted member. The father wants his daughter's child to be a bishop Additional seductions
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Trickster's burnt flesh becomes gum on trees Transformation to be put in food-bag Transformation to seduce Magic treasure animal killed. (Goose that laid the golden egg) Magic garment (robe, tunic) Magic reawakening of memory. (Cf. D1360, D1910.) Killed game revives and flies away Disintegration: man eats himself up or dismembers himself Person eats self up Trickster joins bulrushes in a dance. He thinks they are dancing when he sees them waving Person frightened into falling down a cliff Deceptive scratching contest

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