Captor induced to disarm himself — Mythoi

Motif

Captor induced to disarm himself.

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

Within the index

Filed under Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).

3 finer motifs beneath it

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

Filed beside it

Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit Captor's powder is removed, ashes substituted: gun does not discharge Escape by arranging captor's clothes so as to delay him Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit Holes bored in enemies' boats prevent pursuit Cutting thongs of sleds prevents pursuit Captive tied to captor escapes by tying end of rope to a post

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