Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes

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Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K536

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general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 527.

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Filed under Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution.

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Girl escapes by making man captor think preparation is being made for wedding

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Escape by disguise Escape by shamming death Escape by shamming illness Escape by use of substituted object. The object is attacked rather than the intended victim Captor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escape Escape by substituting another person in place of the intended victim Substitute in ordeal. An ordeal (usually dangerous) is escaped by deceptively providing a substitute Escape from battle by magic invisibility Escape under mantle of invisibility Escape by successive disguises Escape by reversing shoes (boat)Princess cuts hair to escape captor who holds her hair in hand while sleeping with her

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