Pretended friend puts food on far side of hidden ditch, victim falls in and is killed — Mythoi

Motif

Pretended friend puts food on far side of hidden ditch, victim falls in and is killed.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K811.5

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Fang) Tessman 42.

Within the index

Filed under Victim lured into house and killed.

Filed beside it

Animal enticed into palace after it had long fed out of trickster's hand Enemies invited to banquet and killed. (Cf. K871.2.) Jackals persuaded to enter pit to escape coming storm. Killed Cruel king lured to enemy's power by invitation to false execution. He comes to see a girl die and is killed himself Hostile visitors lured into iron house concealed by wooden walls. Hosts set fire to house

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