μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Respite from death until toilet is made permits escape.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by false plea. · view the constellation · filed as K551.4

Filed across the traditions
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "toilette"
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 116 No. 970
  • India Thompson-Balys.
  • general Malone PMLA XLIII 410
Within the index

Filed under Respite from death granted until particular act is performed.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Respite from death until clothes are changed Devil must wait for man to tie his stocking before the man comes into his possession. It remains untied Making modesty pay. Robber insists on disrobing woman before throwing her from precipice. She pleads to have him turn his face while she disrobes. She pushes him off. (Cf. K1645.) Respite from death until hero bathes and drinks Escape by pretending to go to river and wash clothes Respite from death until mouth is washed; crow slain with arrow as he goes to wash mouth Escape by pretending to go for bath Escape by pretending to return for hair ribbon
Filed beside it
Respite from death granted until prayer is finished. It lasts till rescue comes Respite from death until prisoner has finished drinking his glass. It is left half finished Respite from death until victim has blown on a horn (three times). Rescuers come Girl makes toilet and calls help. When she sees robber under her bed she pretends not to see him and combs her hair at the window. She says, "When I am married my husband will come home from the tavern and seize me by the hair and I shall cry: "Help!" Rescue comes Escape by asking to die on a horse Captured animal asks respite while he gives war alarm Wolf kept at door until children have been christened. He loses his feast Let me live as long as this candle lasts. Man who has sold his soul to devil thus escapes. (Cf. G303.12.5.4.) Escape by asking a last kiss. Uses the opportunity to attack adversary Ten (five) year respite given captive while he undertakes to teach elephant (ass) to speak. Captive explains to friends that in that time the captor, the elephant (ass), or himself is likely to die Respite from death until muddy victim may dry self in sun Respite from death until one pays a last visit Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. Takes prodigious ones and escapes Respite from death until prisoner is healed by magic object Woman escapes by ruse: must go to defecate Respite from death for drink of water

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