μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Bird punished by being thrown into air.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Captor persuaded into illusory punishment. · view the constellation · filed as K581.4

Filed across the traditions
  • England Baughman
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 397.
Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it
Birds caught in net fly away with it
Filed beside it
Drowning punishment for turtle (eel, crab). By expressing horror of drowning, he induces his captor to throw him into the water – his home 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 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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