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Motif

Woman makes vain overtures to stepson and falsely accuses him of murder. She tries to poison him but her own son accidentally takes the beverage and apparently dies. Plot is revealed when doctor states that he had substituted sleeping potion for the poison.

Deceptions. · False accusations. · Slanders. · view the constellation · filed as K2111.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Potiphar's wife. A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force her.

Filed beside it
Telling a story to allay a woman's amorous desires Spurned woman accuses man of theft Friar refuses to keep promise after enjoying woman and is accused of rape. Castrated Adulteress tricks husband into killing allegedly importunate lover Mother falsely accuses son of incest with her Girl falsely accuses bishop
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.)

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