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Motif

Church member who has been called to task about his lying habits tells another lie in expressing his concern for his weakness. He says he has shed barrels of tears because of his weakness.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Humor of lies and exaggeration. · view the constellation · filed as X909.1.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • U.S.*Baughman.
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Filed under The incorrigible liar.

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