μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • general Type 1896*.
Within the index

Filed under Lie: the hunter catches or kills game by ingenious or unorthodox method. (Cf. X1132.)

Filed beside it
Shooting off the leader's tail. An old blind bear is being led by a young bear, whose tail the old bear has in his mouth. The hunter shoots off the young bear's tail and seizes it. Thus leads the old bear homeHunter turns animal inside out. He reaches down animal's throat, grasps his tail, and turns him inside outAccidental discharge of gun kills much game. Gun kills a bird which falls on loose limb of tree, which falls on bear, etc., etc

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