Escape by false plea – miscellaneous.
Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by false plea. · view the constellation · filed as K579
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Filed under Escape by false plea. A captive makes a request or proposes an action that permits him eventually to escape.
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Wife accused of plan to escape weeps and threatens suicide so as to allay suspicion and escape Monkey in danger on bridge of crocodiles pretends that the king has ordered them counted 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
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Escape by equivocal oath. (Cf. K475.) Respite from death granted until particular act is performed "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
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