Escape by playing music

Motif

Escape by playing music.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled. · view the constellation · filed as K606.1

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general Fb "spille" III 488a.

Within the index

Filed under Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Escape by playing magic music. Captor is compelled to dance while victims escape Escape by playing sleep-bringing music Musician in hell playing for the devils, purposely breaks fiddle strings. Must return to earth to repair strings Witch put off guard by playing on jew's harp

Filed beside it

Pursuer persuaded to sing while captive escapes Escape by teaching song to watchman Trickster, pretending not to see attacking enemy, sings song of friendship Escape by persuading captors to dance

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