Capture by imitation of animal's voice — Mythoi

Motif

Capture by imitation of animal's voice.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Capture by decoy. · view the constellation · filed as K756

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Kaffir) Theal 119, (Fjort): Dennett 85 No. 10
Jamaica Beckwith MAFLS XVII 242 No. 17
general Antigua, British West Indies: Johnson JAFL XXXIV 68.

Within the index

Filed under Capture by decoy.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Birds captured by imitating their song Attempted capture by causing animal to make noise Bird catches fishes by imitating voice of friend

Filed beside it

Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757.) Capture by hiding under screen (grass, leaves, etc.) Capture by hiding in disguised objects Capture by hiding in artificial animal Capture by masking as another Capture by feigning illness. (Cf. K751.) Capture by hiding in baskets of food Capture by putting on the clothes of slain enemy Stranger asks woman for fire: abducts her Capture by hiding in hollow tree Witch pretends to be starving beggar woman in order to capture child Hare carries disguised lion covered with honey, thus luring animals into trap

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