Fish, lured by kind words, are killed by old man

Motif

Fish, lured by kind words, are killed by old man.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K815.14.1

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Fish tricked by crane into letting selves be carried from one pond to another. The crane eats them when they are in his power. (Cf. K713.1.2.)

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