Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit — Mythoi

Motif

Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult). · view the constellation · filed as K635

Filed across the traditions

Japanese Ikeda
general N. Am. Indian (Hupa): Goddard U Cal I 154ff.

Within the index

Filed under Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).

1 finer motif beneath it

Hair of sleeping maiden tied to tree so that she is not able to rise

Filed beside it

Captor induced to disarm himself 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 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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