μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • general Africa (Ndau): Curtis Songs and Tales from the Dark Continent (Boston, 1920) 45ff.
Within the index

Filed under Respite from death until victim has blown on a horn (three times). Rescuers come.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Girl to dance for robbers asks to bring her party (strong men in disguise) who overcome robbersMare is allowed to dance before being killed; it dashes off to jungle with persecuted boy hidden in bellyMen ordered to dance before being killed. Dance figure arranged so as to defeat captors
Filed beside it
Respite from death while one plays the fiddle. Rescue arrivesRespite from death while captive plays music (whistles). Rescue arrivesThree cries allowed maiden about to be murdered. Rescue arrivesWild boar given permission to squeal before wolf eats him. Rescue arrivesRespite from death while one plays the bagpipe. RescuedTitmouse receives permission to sit on branch and sing before being sacrificed

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