Escape by singing an endless song. The soldier's bargain with Death — Mythoi

Motif

Escape by singing an endless song. The soldier's bargain with Death.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by false plea. · view the constellation · filed as K555.2.2

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 1084A*
Russian Andrejev No. 1084 I*
Rumanian Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 1615*.

Within the index

Filed under Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out song.

Filed beside it

Formula-tale (Ehod) saves girl from devil. Unsuccessful imitation. (Cf. Z20.)

Carried in tale types

Prayer Without End (previously The Lord's Prayer) · ATU 1199 1 recorded variant

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