Jealous wife tells sister to look below: pushes her over cliff

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Jealous wife tells sister to look below: pushes her over cliff.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception into trickster's power. · view the constellation · filed as K832.1

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Africa (Kaffir)Theal 153.

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Filed under Dupe induced to look about: seized and killed.

1 finer motif beneath it

Victim persuaded to look into well or pond: pushed in

Filed beside it

Fencer calls opponent's attention to something behind him: when opponent looks around he cuts off his head Female confederate disrobes before hero, who is attacked when he looks away Man gets bear off guard by telling her to listen for hunters: kills her Victim persuaded to look for certain tree: pushed over cliff Man asked to look at birds: pulled into pool

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