Old wife provokes sparrow to speak and therefore drop new wife whom he is carrying in his beak

Motif

Old wife provokes sparrow to speak and therefore drop new wife whom he is carrying in his beak.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Murder by strategy. · view the constellation · filed as K929.10

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Murder by strategy – miscellaneous.

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Murder by leaving poisoned wine One-eyed doe outwitted by approaching from her blind side. Accustomed to feed on a cliff with her sound eye next the land Ruler promises minister that he will not kill him "on any day of his life." Dispels his suspicions. Has him killed at night Pretended flight draws victims Murder by slipping gold coins into meat customarily demanded by enemy Murder by feigned quarrel. Peacemaker killed Men deceived into killing each other Hero, who has eloped with affianced wife of king, induced to return to court and treacherously slain during enforced absence of his sureties at drinking bouts Murder by pushing off cliff Concealed weapons in food basket sent king: kills servant who opens it False message from other world causes man to go on funeral pyre Hare causes pursuing she-bear to stick between trees and kills her

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