μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Cannibal sent for water with vessel full of holes: victim escapes.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled. · view the constellation · filed as K605

Filed across the traditions
  • Indonesia Dixon 224, 225 n. 31, Beckwith Myth 194
  • Tahiti Dixon 63, Beckwith Myth 197 n. 21, ch. 13 passim
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 194.
Within the index

Filed under Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled.

1 finer motif beneath it
Cannibal sent for water which magically recedes from him: victim escapes
Filed beside it
Escape by posing as member of murderer's family or tribe "Noman." Escape by assuming an equivocal name. (Sometimes "myself.") Escape under ram's belly. By hiding under the belly of a ram the hero escapes under the legs of the blind ogre The three teachings of the bird (fox). In return for release from captivity the bird (fox) gives the man three teachings. These usually mock the man for his foolishness in releasing what he has. (See for these counsels: J21.12, J21.13, J21.14.) Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes Enemy in ambush (or disguise) deceived into declaring himself Escape by laughing and crying at same time. Captured bird cries in thinking of her little ones and laughs under pretext that the hunter is wasting his time instead of taking the treasure which she pretends is in her house. The hunter leaves her Escape by putting captor off guard Prisoner released on promise to wed guard (captor) Prisoner released on promise of life-long allegiance Animal captor appeased by being fed captive's family Boy in hole escapes descending log by digging hole Murderer or captor beguiled – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Escape from madman by sending him for cooking water. (Cf. K605.)

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