μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Drowning punishment for turtle (eel, crab). By expressing horror of drowning, he induces his captor to throw him into the water – his home.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Captor persuaded into illusory punishment. · view the constellation · filed as K581.1

Filed across the traditions
  • England Baughman
  • Danish Christensen DF XLVII 171
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Indonesia Dixon 195, 196 n. 32, *DeVries Volksverhalen II 360 No. 107
  • Philippine Fansler MAFLS XII 443, (Tinguian): Cole 196, 197 n. 1
  • N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 302 n. 108
  • Africa (Angola) Chatelain 153 No. 17, (Jaunde): Heepe 107
  • American Negro (Georgia) Harris Remus 58 No. 12, 115 No. 24, Friends 167 No. 23, cf. Harris Nights 61 No. 12
  • Jamaica Beckwith MAFLS XVII 236 No. 5
  • West Indies Flowers 516.
  • general *Type 1310
  • general *Dh IV 43
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 266
  • general *Fb "ål" III 1190b
  • general (Benga): Nassau 124 No. 12, (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 88, (Yoruba): Ellis 266 No. 3, (Zanzibar): Bateman 40 No. 2
Within the index

Filed under Animal "punished" by being placed in favorite environment.

Filed beside it
Briar-patch punishment for rabbit. By expressing horror of being thrown into the briar patch he induces his captor into doing so. He runs off Burying the mole as punishment Bird punished by being thrown into air Burning the jackal. He expresses horror of that punishment. Sets fire to village from his burning tail. Why he has burnt tip on tail Thieving insect put in closely woven basket asks to be put in a loosely woven one so he cannot see
Carried in tale types

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