Princess promised unwittingly to madman: "what you ask for."

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Princess promised unwittingly to madman: "what you ask for."

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel sacrifices. · Children unwittingly promised (sold). · view the constellation · filed as S241.3

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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.

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Filed under Child unwittingly promised: "first thing you meet." (Jephthah's vow.)

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Unwitting bargain with devil evaded by driving dog over bridge first. The child has been unwittingly promised (the first thing that goes over the bridge)Devil is to have last one who leaves "black school"

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