μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Intruder captured in chimney. Burned.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Victim trapped. · view the constellation · filed as K732

Filed across the traditions
  • French Canadian Barbeau JAFL XXIX 11
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • American Negro (Georgia) Harris Nights 38 No. 8, (South Carolina): Parsons JAFL XXXIV 17, (Virginia): Parsons JAFL XXXV 267.
  • general *Type 124
  • general *BP I 40
  • general U.S. (Maine and New Hampshire): Ford JAFL XV 63
  • general N. Am. Indian (Flathead): McDermott JAFL XIV 250
Within the index

Filed under Victim trapped.

Filed beside it
Animal trapped through curiosity as to what the trap is Frog causes deer to dance into snare Leopard traps lion by having two doors to cave, one large, one small. Lion enters large entrance and leopard leaves by small and attacks back of lion Tortoise leads elephant down wrong trail into trap Birds led into trap by promise of a feast Wildboar captured in church Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361.) Snapping door. Traps victims Capture by closing entrance to victim's home Capture by tarbaby. An image covered with tar (or other adhesive substance) captures the intruder who addresses it and finally strikes it so that he sticks to it Capture between branches of tree. Small animal lures large one, who cannot get loose Victim captured in a noose Victim burned in building

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