The musician in the wolf-trap: meets wolf already trapped, and saves himself by playing music. (Cf. K551.3.1.)
Animals. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · view the constellation · filed as B848.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Lithuanian Balys Index No. *168
- Estonian Aarne in FFC XXV No. 2002.
Within the index
Filed under Man unharmed in den of animals. (Cf. B771.2.1.)
Filed beside it
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Carried in tale types
- The Musician in the Wolf Trap · ATU 168 1 recorded variant
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