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- Tabu: falsely claiming the powers of a god. C51.6
- Absurdity: sea (river) is on fire. Not more absurd than crow claiming swan as wife. J1293.1.1
- Finger-drying contest won by deception. Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hands, exclaiming, "I don't want a man!" She wins. K95
- Thief escapes by leaving animal's severed tail and claiming that the animal has escaped and left his tail. K404
- Tails in ground. Thief steals animals and sticks severed tails into the ground, claiming that animals have escaped underground. K404.1
- Hare as ambassador of the moon. Hare claiming to be ambassador of moon shows elephant the moon irritated in a spring. Elephant is persuaded that the moon is angry. K1716