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- Sham-dead person tested by hot lead poured on hand. H248.1
- Sham-dead man punished. A numskull lies in an old grave to see the Day of Judgment. He hears bells and thinks that the Last Day has come. He is beaten by mule-drivers when he tells them that he is a dead man. He returns home and tells his wife that he returns from the dead. "How goes it in heaven?" "For one thing, avoid mule-drivers." J2311.6
- Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man. K335.1.2.2
- Money received to bury sham-dead person. K482
- Ogre carries sham-dead man. "He smells already." K522.2
- Sham-dead man deceived into making gesture. Obeys suggestion as to how dead man should act and betrays himself. K607.3
- Sham-dead tiger betrayed by his live penis. K607.3.1
- Sham-dead deceived into moving by absurd action. K607.3.2
- Jackal puts head in anus of sham-dead camel: caught and punished. K1036.1.1