Dupes persuaded to be thrown over precipice. (Cf. K842.)

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Dupes persuaded to be thrown over precipice. (Cf. K842.)

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Dupe tricked into killing himself. · view the constellation · filed as K891.5.3

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Italian Novella*Rotunda
India*Thompson-Balys.

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Animals (giants) enticed over precipice Dupe crowded over precipice Dupes deceived into falling over precipice

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Dupe persuaded to take prisoner's place in a sack: killed. The bag is to be thrown into the sea. The trickster keeps shouting that he does not want to go to heaven (or marry the princess); the dupe gladly substitutes for him. (Cf. K714.2.1.)

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