Cormorant's tongue pulled out by putting louse on it

Motif

Cormorant's tongue pulled out by putting louse on it.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K825.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 306 n. 109aa.
general Dh III 28

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Filed under Victim persuaded to hold out his tongue: cut off. Robbers induced by various excuses (to learn to sing, to learn foreign language, to have a hair taken off the tongue).

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Victim persuaded to hold out tongue: bitten off

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Elephant killed by cutting off trunk which is poked into cave after victims Man causes victim to bite his tongue off Man persuaded to hold out hand for alleged letter from king. Hand cut off

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