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Filed under Athletic contest won by deception.

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Flying contest won by deception: riding on the other. Wren hides in eagle's wings. (Cf. K11.2.)Contest in flying with load. One animal chooses cotton; the other, seeing that a rain is coming, chooses salt and wins
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Race won by deceptionWrestling match won by deceptionBoxing match: fatal boxer defeated. All comers are challenged and all are killed until the hero defeats the challenger. (Argonauts and Amycus.)Rowing contest won by deception. The boat is already sawed throughClimbing match won by deceptionDiving match won by deceptionJumping contest won by deceptionThrowing contest won by deceptionDeceptive tug-of-war. Small animal challenges two large animals to a tug-of-war. Arranges it so that they unwittingly pull against each other (or one end of rope is tied to a tree)Deceptive shinny matchDeception in swinging contestBlowing contest won by deceptionRiding contest won by substitutionTournament won by deception on borrowed horse

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