Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit

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Mice gnaw enemies' bow strings and prevent pursuit.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult). · view the constellation · filed as K632

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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Jewish*Neuman
general *Fb "bue" IV 76b
general N. Am. Indian (Hupa): Goddard U Cal I 154ff.

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Filed under Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).

1 finer motif beneath it

Army of mice save kingdom from enemy invading force by gnawing their provisions, ammunition, etc., to shreds

Filed beside it

Captor induced to disarm himself 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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