Watchman outwitted by having rope stretched across the road while fugitives escape — Mythoi

Motif

Watchman outwitted by having rope stretched across the road while fugitives escape.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by deceiving the guard. · view the constellation · filed as K623

Cited in the index

general Bolte Frey 251 No. 90.

Within the index

Filed under Escape by deceiving the guard.

Filed beside it

Escape by blinding the guard. Pepper or tobacco thrown into his eyes Captive plays further and further from watchman and escapes Abductors tricked into running race while captive escapes Escape by giving narcotic to guards Escape by bribing the guard Escape by deceiving the guard – miscellaneous

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