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Filed under Escape by putting captor off guard.

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Escape from madman by sending him for cooking water. (Cf. K605.)
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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 giftMan in devils' power makes them believe he will return and is permitted to leave. Deceives them

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