Accidental poisoning.
Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N332
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Man accidentally fed bread which his father has poisoned. The wicked man puts poison in the bread he gives a beggar. The beggar gives his loaf to the sonHorse accidentally poisoned instead of master. An attempt is made to give the hero a poisoned cup. He is on horseback and spurs his horse away to avoid the cup. The poison is spilled and enters the horse's ear and kills himSerpent carried by bird lets poison drop into milk and poisons drinkersBoy accidentally drinks "poison" intended for his stepbrother. Doctor had substituted sleeping potion for the requested poisonWoman unwittingly poisons her son. Mistakes poison for medicineMan eats food which is mysteriously poisonedHidden fruit accidentally poisoned by snake
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Things accidentally fall and kill personAiming at fly has fatal resultsAccidental fatal ending of game or jokeUnexpected death at hands of an animalAccidental death through dream. Man dodging blow in dream hits his head against wall and kills himselfAccidental death through misdirected weaponDeath as result of mistaken identity: wrong person killedAccidental death – miscellaneous