Ungrateful rat defecates upon head of (or kills) octopus that rescues him from sea

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Ungrateful rat defecates upon head of (or kills) octopus that rescues him from sea.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Various kinds of treacherous murder. · view the constellation · filed as K952.1.2

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Oceania*Lessa MS.

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Filed under Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.)

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Jackal, swallowed by elephant so it can drink water in his belly, eats elephant's liver and kills him

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