Murder revealed by child.
Chance and fate. · The ways of luck and fate. · Crime inevitably comes to light. · view the constellation · filed as N271.6
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The sun brings all to light. The murderer repeats as he sees the rays of the sun, the last words of the dying man, thus betraying the crimeMurder revealed by unusual names of boys. The dying man leaves message to name his sons "O God" and "O king" (or the like). This arouses the king's curiosity and brings the murder to lightThe Cranes of Ibycus. Murdered man calls on cranes, the only witnesses of the murder, to avenge him. The cranes follow the murderer and point him outMurder discovered through knowledge of bird languages. Birds point out the murderMurderer through miracle suspected of theft; murder thus discoveredMurder discovered on digging foundations of house. House burns. Diggers discover bodyMurderer traced through victim's ringTree follows murdererShip will sink if murderer is aboardMurder will out: murderers quarrel under influence of drink and reveal crime