Man causes victim to bite his tongue off

Motif

Man causes victim to bite his tongue off.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K825.3

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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U.S.Baughman.

Within the index

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).

Filed beside it

Cormorant's tongue pulled out by putting louse on it Elephant killed by cutting off trunk which is poked into cave after victims Man persuaded to hold out hand for alleged letter from king. Hand cut off

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