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* Bellerophon, also of Greek mythology, was sent to King Iobates bearing a missive that asked the king to kill its bearer. Before reading it, the two had feasted well together and simply killing Bellerophon [[Sacred Hospitality|might bring divine wrath upon the kingdom]]. Instead, Iobates repeatedly sent Bellerophon on suicidal missions where he continuously succeeded until the hero ultimately earned the wrath of Zeus and was struck down.
* In [https://www.storiestogrowby.org/story/baba-yaga-witch-russian-fairytale/ this story] an [[Evil Stepmother]] tells her step daughter Natasha to get a needle and thread from the Step Mother's sister, The [[Baba Yaga]], allegedly to "ask for a needle and thread to mend a shirt". Natasha already has a thread and needle when she is told to go to the Baba Yaga, and tells her step mom. Step mom tells Natasha to see the Baba Yaga anyways.
** A similar story involving Baba Yaga, a cruel stepmother purposely casts a curse of darkness upon her home so her accomplice daughters can tell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilisa_the_Beautiful Vasilisa the Beautiful] to go to the witch's hut to ask for a light, obviously hoping she won't come back. It backfires spectacularly upon Vasilisa's stepmother; not only does she manage to survive, the light Baba Yaga gives her is a fiery skull that [[Hoist By Her Own Petard| burns the cruel stepmother and her daughters to a crisp.]]
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