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Escape by help of confederate – miscellaneous.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by help of confederate. · view the constellation · filed as K649

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Filed under Escape by help of confederate.

12 finer motifs beneath it
Confederate hides fugitive Rescuer disguised as officer gains custody of prisoner Boys scolded in order to conceal their identity Son mentioned as daughter in order to save him from enemy's pursuit Boys warned by dogs' names to escape Sons warned by talk to oaks to hide Confederate in disguise helps man escape Confederate saves fugitive by shammed pursuit Confederate causes confusion so that prisoner can escape Prisoner escapes by means of wolf which he lures near by smearing honey on the feet Escape by cutting fetters on stones, etc Confederate persuades captor to throw away disguised trickster
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One animal saves another by frightening enemy away Free animal saves its captured friend Confederate sings and delays pursuers so that fugitive escapes Monkey attracts attention of mowers until young birds can fly away from the harvest field Monkey saves condemned birds through feigned dream Fugitive's confederate misdirects pursuer Confederate cuts rope almost in two so that prisoner breaks it and flees Bird's call attracts attention of pursuer so that trickster escapes

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