Deception into entering bag — Mythoi

Motif

Deception into entering bag.

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

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 24 receipt

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 163–167
India *Thompson-Balys
West Indies Flowers 522.

Within the index

Filed under Victim enticed into voluntary captivity or helplessness.

5 finer motifs beneath 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 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

Filed beside it

Deception into allowing oneself to be fettered Deception into entering box (or prison) Deception into allowing oneself to be hanged. ("Show me how!") Executioner must show the hero how to use the gallows. The hero hangs the executioner Deception into bottle (vessel). Insects (or a spirit) having escaped from a bottle are told that they cannot return. They accept the challenge and go back into the bottle Cock persuaded to crow with closed eyes. Seized Giant tricked into becoming mouse. Cat eats him up Dupe induced to waste his bullets, then seized Dupe lured away from protection of friends: captured Dupe persuaded to ride on trickster's back: captured. (Cf. J651.1.) Foxes crawl into whale's house and are killed

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Magic private parts – human Magic excrements Magic object gives advice Bodily members as advisers. (Cf. D990.) Magic object points out road Blinded trickster directed by trees. He asks them their names and by their answers he can tell where he is. (Cf. D950.) Magic swallow-skin warns of danger. (Cf. D1025.4.) Speaking plant. (Cf. D965, F815.) Talking private parts betray unchastity Picture mistaken for original Creaking limbs. Numskull hears limbs creaking in the wind. He is sorry for them and holds them apart. While he is caught between them his enemies take advantage of him Raven steals the robes of Red Willow Men and finds them useless

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