Butcher's son becomes cruel and atrocious ruler

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Butcher's son becomes cruel and atrocious ruler.

The nature of life. · The nature of life – miscellaneous motifs. · Nature will show itself. · view the constellation · filed as U121.6

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Crab walks backward: learned from his parents Hind, like his mother, flees before the hounds. Useless for her to urge him to stand up against them Farmer's son and noble's reared in country. The former takes to toil on farm, the latter to riding and hunting Alleged son of king proved to be bastard when he displays habits of his true father Father, like son, acts foolishly at king's court

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