Man undertakes to cure fat abbot of stomach ailment. Starves him until he admits he can eat anything

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Man undertakes to cure fat abbot of stomach ailment. Starves him until he admits he can eat anything.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham prowess. · view the constellation · filed as K1955.1.1

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Filed under Sham physician cures people by threatening them with death.

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Patients frightened from hospital by harsh treatment

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Two monks renew their appetites. Entertained by a lord, they say that they are going to certain waters to recover their appetites. They are taken to a chamber and locked in for a day They recover their appetites without further journeying. (Cf. K1955.1.1.)

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