Captive dodges when captor tries to cut off his hand; the hatchet sticks in a log and the captor is disarmed

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Captive dodges when captor tries to cut off his hand; the hatchet sticks in a log and the captor is disarmed.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult). · view the constellation · filed as K631.1

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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general *BP III 454
general Wesselski Märchen 222 No. 36
general Scala Celi No. 537.

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Disarming by a shooting test. The captor is thus induced to fire all his shots Person holds hat just outside shelter; enemies shoot at it, either giving away their position or putting themselves at a disadvantage in having to reload

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