μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Africa (Basuto)Jacottet 126 No. 18.
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Filed under Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes.

Filed beside it
Escape by teaching song to watchmanTrickster, pretending not to see attacking enemy, sings song of friendshipEscape by playing musicEscape by persuading captors to dance

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