Witch tells boy to pass down some of fruit from tree, catches hold of him and puts him in her sack when he bends down

Motif

Witch tells boy to pass down some of fruit from tree, catches hold of him and puts him in her sack when he bends down.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Victim enticed into voluntary captivity or helplessness. · view the constellation · filed as K711.4

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Deception into entering bag.

Filed beside it

Birds enticed into bag Deception into magic bag which closes on prisoner Leopard persuaded to enter bag in order to see trickster perform marvel Ogre frightened into rolling self in mat: burned

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