Fool's brothers substitute a goat for the body of the man he has killed: thus save him — Mythoi

Motif

Fool's brothers substitute a goat for the body of the man he has killed: thus save him.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Other means of escape. · view the constellation · filed as K661.1

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
general *Type 1600
general *Chauvin VI 126 No. 280
general Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 183 No. 347
general cf. Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 308, Coster-Wijsman 53 No. 78.

Within the index

Filed under Escape from suspicion of crime.

Filed beside it

Statue mourned and buried in order to account for murdered person Insect in nose of murdered person simulates snoring and allays suspicion Waxen statue left instead of abducted queen

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