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K579 Escape by false plea – miscellaneous
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- Wife accused of plan to escape weeps and threatens suicide so as to allay suspicion and escape · K579.1 entry
- Monkey in danger on bridge of crocodiles pretends that the king has ordered them counted · K579.2 entry
- Escape from robbers by pretending to be going the same way but separating at the first opportunity · K579.3 entry
- Monkey saved from trap by feigning marriage · K579.4 entry
- Respite while captor acts as umpire between captives · K579.5 entry
- Murder feigned to effect escape. Knight is refused permission to leave city. He rushes to city gates and pretends that he has just killed a public enemy. Is aided in his escape · K579.6 entry
- A handy name. Thief is jailed for stealing a quarter of veal. Sends man named "Calf" to captor. "I took only one quarter of veal, but I am sending you a whole calf." Is set free · K579.7 entry
- A plea for a larger audience. Fox asks cock to come down from a tree and sing for him. Cock asks fox to awake his companion, a dog, first. Dog kills fox · K579.8 entry