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Flying contest won by deception.

Deceptions. · Contests won by deception. · Athletic contest won by deception. · view the constellation · filed as K25

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Filed under Athletic contest won by deception.

2 finer motifs beneath it
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 deception Wrestling match won by deception Boxing 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 through Climbing match won by deception Diving match won by deception Jumping contest won by deception Throwing contest won by deception Deceptive 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 match Deception in swinging contest Blowing contest won by deception Riding contest won by substitution Tournament won by deception on borrowed horse

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