Respite from death granted until particular act is performed — Mythoi

Motif

Respite from death granted until particular act is performed.

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

Filed across the traditions

U.S. Baughman
West Indies Flowers 515.
general *Type 122A

Within the index

Filed under Escape by false plea. A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape.

28 finer motifs beneath 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 Respite from death until toilet is made permits escape 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 Respite from death granted until wolf reads horse's passport. Wolf kicked to death. (Cf. J1608.) Respite from death granted while wolf counts hairs in horse's tail. Wolf kicked to death Wolf is requested by tailor to be measured for suit of clothes; wolf beaten Respite from death until minister shows king how to reap pearls Definite respite from death granted Escape by false plea: jackal asks to be able to clasp tree before crocodile kills it Respite from death until hero climbs tree. He flies away in machine stored there +4 more

Filed beside it

Escape by equivocal oath. (Cf. K475.) "Wait till I get fat." Captured person (animal) persuades his captor to wait and fatten him before eating him Executioner kept busy or interested until rescue comes. Sometimes until he changes his mind Death cheated by moving bed. The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death Man allowed to pick out tree to be hanged on. Cannot find one Escape by persuading captor to talk Rat persuades cat to wash face before eating: escapes Escape because of plea that leaves means of egress open Thumbling in animal's belly persuades latter to go to his father's house for plunder: rescued Ass begs wolf to pull thorn out of foot before eating him: kicks wolf in mouth Escape by pretending to perform errand (do work) for captor Escape by pretending to dance so as to be untied Escape from captor by means of flattery Escape by asserting that captor will have ill luck after killing victim Escape by false prophecy: if corpses are buried in city, it will become a ruin: king releases condemned man To get out of thieves' clutch, man reports high prices in another town

Carried in tale types

Maiden-killer (Bluebeard) (previously The Giant-killer and his Dog) · ATU 312 2 recorded variants

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