μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Escape by pretended cooking. Girl pretends to be cooking meal for animal husband: escapes.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled. · view the constellation · filed as K611.2

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under Escape by putting captor off guard.

1 finer motif beneath it
Escape from madman by sending him for cooking water. (Cf. K605.)
Filed beside it
Escape by pretended lousing. Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like) Escape on ship on wheels after having deceived the captor into laying away sword and helm to receive pretended gift Man in devils' power makes them believe he will return and is permitted to leave. Deceives them

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