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- Robbers' false plea admitted: counteraccusation. Robbers claim a man's knife. In court: "The knife may indeed be theirs. I and my father were attacked yesterday by robbers. I fled. On returning I found my father killed and this knife in his body." Robbers condemned. J1162.2
- Robbers' (giants') heads cut off one by one as they enter house. K912
- Robbers' (giants') noses cut off as they enter house. K912.0.1
- Robbers' (giants') hands cut off as they enter house. K912.0.2
- Robbers' plans overheard: owner warned. N455.2
- Robbers' secret overheard and later used in court against them. N455.2.1
- Rescue from robbers' den. (Cf. R111.1.2.) R116