The constellation
K685 Escape by catching hold of limbs of tree while passing under it
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The same sky, in words
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- Other means of escape · K650 entry
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- Wolf descends into well in one bucket and rescues fox in the other · K651 entry
- Fox climbs from pit on wolf's back · K652 entry
- Prisoner kills his watchers who enter to torture him. Escapes · K655 entry
- Captors lured into drowning selves · K656 entry
- Exaggerated tales about escapes · K657 entry
- Escape from suspicion of crime · K661 entry
- Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes · K671 entry
- Captive throws his shoe at serpent who chokes while he escapes · K672 entry
- Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.) · K675 entry
- Trickster persuades pursuers to ride in his basket. Leaves basket on limb of tree and escapes · K676 entry