μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • Irish myth*Cross.
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Filed under Deception by equivocation.

2 finer motifs beneath it
One day and one night: object borrowed for a day and a night retainedKing induced by saint to remit tribute till Luan. "Luan" means both "Monday" and "Doomsday." (Cf. K2319.2.)
Filed beside it
The single cake. Restricted to a single cake during Lent, the peasants make one as large as a cart wheelOath literally obeyedDeath message softened by equivocations. Various false explanations are given to prepare the hearerPeasant betrays fox by pointing. The peasant has hidden the fox in a basket and promised not to tell. When the hunters come, he says, "The fox just went over the hill," but points to the basketThieves dig field and drain tank when miser says gold is hidden thereDeception by equivocation – miscellaneous

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