Servant impersonates dead master and makes a false testament

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Servant impersonates dead master and makes a false testament.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1854

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Italian Novella*Rotunda.

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Filed under Deception by substitution.

1 finer motif beneath it

Rascal in dead man's place in bed makes dead man's will

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The Virgin Mary substitutes for a mortal Living person acts as image of saint Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate Husband deceives wife with substituted bedmate Substitute in battle Deception by substitution: wife substitutes calf for beggar whom drunken husband wants to catch and abuse Deception by substitution of children Substitute for task Substituted letter. A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.)Substitute sacrifice Younger and preferred brother substituted by mother for elder to deceive father Substitute specimen for laboratory test

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