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- Bird as letter carrier. (Cf. K131.) B291.1.0.1
- The dead man speaks up. A numskull who has lain down thinking he is dead is carried off in a bier. The carriers lose their way. He speaks up, "I always went that way when I was alive." J2311.4
- Rabbit sold as letter-carrier. Alleged to be a swift deliverer of letters. K131.1
- Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.) K952.1
- River carrier (whale, crocodile) throws passenger off and drowns him. S131.1
- Lie: remarkable carrier. (Cf. F631.) X942