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Sham-dead (Hidden) Animal Betrays Self. I. The jackal says that dead animals wiggle their tails, etc. The crocodile moves his tail. II. The crocodile in hiding hears a bell the jackal has found. Thinking it a goat, the crocodile cries out for the goat to go away. III. Crocodile hiding in piles of leaves makes them rustle when jackal says leaves always rustle. [H248.2.1, K607.2.1, K607.3, K607.3.2, K1860].
India 12. - U.S.: Baughman (K607.3) 1; American Negro (Georgia): Harris Remus 53 No. 11; West Indies: Flowers 517ff.