Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. Carried to his death. (Cf. J2132.6.) — Mythoi

Motif

Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. Carried to his death. (Cf. J2132.6.)

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Victim enticed into voluntary captivity or helplessness. · view the constellation · filed as K713.1.2

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Espinosa Jr. No. 28
India *Thompson-Balys
Indonesia DeVries's list No. 87.
general *BP III 75 n. 2

Within the index

Filed under Deception into allowing oneself to be tied.

Filed beside it

Animal allows himself to be tied so as to avoid being carried off by storm Animal persuaded to be tied by promise of food Animal persuaded to be tied through curiosity to learn secret names Ogre allows self to be tied so as to learn magic Animal allows self to be tied so as to learn music Faithless wife ties sleeping husband's hair to bed, allowing lover to kill him Women bind warrior's hair to wall of hostel while he sleeps

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fish tricked by crane into letting selves be carried from one pond to another. The crane eats them when they are in his power. (Cf. K713.1.2.)

Carried in tale types

Animal Tied to Another for Safety (previously Animal Allows himself to be Tied to Another for Safety) · ATU 78 1 recorded variant

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