Live man thought to be returning corpse pleads with trickster to save him — Mythoi

Motif

Live man thought to be returning corpse pleads with trickster to save him.

Deceptions. · False accusations. · Innocent made to appear guilty. · view the constellation · filed as K2151.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under The corpse handed around. (The thrice-killed corpse.) Dupes are accused of murder when the corpse is left with them. The trickster is paid to keep silent.

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