Cat hangs on wall pretending to be dead: mice detect plan — Mythoi

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Cat hangs on wall pretending to be dead: mice detect plan.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Hypocrites. · Detection of hypocrisy. · view the constellation · filed as K2061.9

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI 53 (ET 128), 96 (ST 97)
general Halm Aesop No. 15.

Within the index

Filed under Treacherous plan of hypocritical animal detected and prevented.

Filed beside it

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