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Motifs
- Magic speaking reed (tree) betrays secret. King has whispered secret to hole in the ground. Reed growing from this hole tells the secret. D1316.5
- Dead must be answered in whispers. E545.23
- Devil writes down names of those who whisper in church. G303.24.1.8
- What the bear whispered in his ear. Paid guide climbs tree and leaves traveler to mercy of a bear. Traveler feigns death and the bear sniffs at him and leaves. The guide: "What did the bear say to you?" "He said, never trust a coward like you." J1488
- Man whispers in devil's ear that his wife is approaching with her broom again. K212.1
- Woman destroys men's friendship by pretending to whisper to one. K2131.3
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