Sham calling to helpers frightens robbers away — Mythoi

Motif

Sham calling to helpers frightens robbers away.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by overawing captor. · view the constellation · filed as K548.3

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Escape by making attacker believe there are many defenders. (Cf. K2368.)

Filed beside it

Woman alone in house rolls cheeses down the stairs after calling names of men in the house. Attackers think the men of the house are rushing down the stairs Man convinces robbers that house is fully occupied by beating drums all over the house; they flee

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