Trickster eats all of tiger's cubs but one. Counts that one many times and deceives tiger

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Trickster eats all of tiger's cubs but one. Counts that one many times and deceives tiger.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Treacherous murder of enemy's children or charges. · view the constellation · filed as K933

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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JamaicaBeckwith MAFLS XVII 257 No. 39.

Within the index

Filed under Treacherous murder of enemy's children or charges.

Filed beside it

Sham nurse kills enemy's children Trickster pollutes nest and brood of bird Fox as shepherd. A woman in search of a shepherd tries the voices of applicants. The wolf and the bear are rejected, the fox accepted

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