Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out song — Mythoi

Motif

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

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by false plea. · view the constellation · filed as K555.2

Filed across the traditions

Indonesia DeVries's list No. 113.

Within the index

Filed under Executioner kept busy or interested until rescue comes. Sometimes until he changes his mind.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Formula-tale (Ehod) saves girl from devil. Unsuccessful imitation. (Cf. Z20.) Escape by singing an endless song. The soldier's bargain with Death

Filed beside it

Respite from death gained by long-drawn-out speech Tiger persuaded by jackals to settle argument. Tricked

Carried in tale types

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

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “long-drawn-out” · wander