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Motif

Holes bored in enemies' boats prevent pursuit.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult). · view the constellation · filed as K636

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • Indonesia Van Baarde Bijdragen voor Taal-, Landen Volkenkunde van Ned.-Indie VII (2) 464
  • N. Am. Indian Krickeberg Indianermärchen aus Nord-Amerika (Jena, 1924) 209, (Hupa): Goddard U Cal I 154ff., (Montagnais): Speck JAFL XXXVIII 7.
  • general *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 552a n. 285
  • general Herrmann Saxo 125
  • general Kersbergen Literaire Motieven in de Njala (Rotterdam, 1927) 83
  • general Panzer Hilde-Gudrun
Within the index

Filed under Escape by disarming (making pursuit difficult).

1 finer motif beneath it
Paddles broken in enemies' boat prevent pursuit
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 Sleeping enemies' hair tied to an object prevents pursuit Cutting thongs of sleds prevents pursuit Captive tied to captor escapes by tying end of rope to a post

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