Unicorn tricked into running horn into tree — Mythoi

Motif

Unicorn tricked into running horn into tree.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Other deceptive captures. · view the constellation · filed as K771

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
N. Am. Indian Thompson CColl II 432
American Negro (Georgia) Harris Remus 41 No. 9 (cow).
general *Type 1640
general *BP I 148ff., 164

Within the index

Filed under Other deceptive captures.

1 finer motif beneath it

Lioness enticed into putting head into wall to pursue hare who escapes through hole. Gets stuck

Filed beside it

Victim enticed into dancing: captured Deception by having victim pick trickster's teeth Capture by sight of women's breasts. Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured Capture by luring merchant to look at supposed bargain Capture by intoxication (or narcotic) Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and entering Capture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.) Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.) Capture by lying in wait in enemy's haunt Capture by blinding In duel with long poles the ogre is forced into the pig-sty Fairy wins kiss in game; embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smokehole) Maiden sent to rendezvous with lover, who is captured Woman lured into the forest and captured

Carried in tale types

The Brave Tailor · ATU 1640 2 recorded variants

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “unicorn” · wander