μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Victim lured by kind words approaches trickster and is killed.

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Fox persuades cock to come down and talk to him. Kills himSpider invites wasp (fly) to rest on her "white curtain". Eats herDogs listen to wolves' hypocritical words. Are killedCat invites hens to a feast and kills themOwl invites cricket to share his nectar. Kills himSnake promises to do no harm to frog. Kills himCat acts as judge between sparrow and hare; eats them bothHawk persuades doves to elect him their king. Kills themWeasel induces cuckoo to tell him that it cries at night when asleep. Hence weasels can kill cuckoosWounded wolf persuades lamb to bring him a drink, adding that he will get his own foodBoat lured to land with kind words and wrecked in order to take vengeance on the menCat makes truce with mice. When they have become friendly, he eats themFish 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.)Cat lures young foxes from den with music. Kills themJackal feigns holiness but seizes worshipping ratsKing of fishes eats his subjects as they pay him their respects day and night

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