Monkey in danger on bridge of crocodiles pretends that the king has ordered them counted — Mythoi

Motif

Monkey in danger on bridge of crocodiles pretends that the king has ordered them counted.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by false plea. · view the constellation · filed as K579.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Japanese Anesaki 317, Ikeda
Indonesia DeVries's list No. 7, Dixon 190 n. 10.

Within the index

Filed under Escape by false plea – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Wife accused of plan to escape weeps and threatens suicide so as to allay suspicion and escape Escape from robbers by pretending to be going the same way but separating at the first opportunity Monkey saved from trap by feigning marriage Respite while captor acts as umpire between captives Murder feigned to effect escape. Knight is refused permission to leave city. He rushes to city gates and pretends that he has just killed a public enemy. Is aided in his escape A handy name. Thief is jailed for stealing a quarter of veal. Sends man named "Calf" to captor. "I took only one quarter of veal, but I am sending you a whole calf." Is set free A plea for a larger audience. Fox asks cock to come down from a tree and sing for him. Cock asks fox to awake his companion, a dog, first. Dog kills fox

Carried in tale types

The Crocodile Carries the Jackal · ATU 58 1 recorded variant

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