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Filed under Escape by help of confederate – miscellaneous.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Confederate in disguise as beggar helps to escapeHelper dressed in bear's skin helps to escapeConfederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.)
Filed beside it
Confederate hides fugitiveRescuer disguised as officer gains custody of prisonerBoys scolded in order to conceal their identitySon mentioned as daughter in order to save him from enemy's pursuitBoys warned by dogs' names to escapeSons warned by talk to oaks to hideConfederate saves fugitive by shammed pursuitConfederate causes confusion so that prisoner can escapePrisoner escapes by means of wolf which he lures near by smearing honey on the feetEscape by cutting fetters on stones, etcConfederate persuades captor to throw away disguised trickster

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