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Motif

Beautiful girl seated on large lotus flower holding big elephant in each hand which she devours and throws off alternately.

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lie: the remarkable man. · Lie: the remarkable man – his birth, growth, death, physical powers, strength. · Lie: remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as X943.1

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  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Lie: remarkable thrower. (Cf. F636.)

1 finer motif beneath it
Lie: child throws out elephant's carcass

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