Substitute for execution obtained by trickery — Mythoi

Motif

Substitute for execution obtained by trickery.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Deception into fatal substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K841

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Espinosa III Nos. 172–4, 193, 196
India *Thompson-Balys
Africa (Wachaga) Gutmann 191.
general *Type 1538

Within the index

Filed under Deception into fatal substitution.

1 finer motif beneath it

Substitute for execution obtained by trickery. Report that man executed just then will be king in heaven

Filed beside it

Dupe persuaded to take prisoner's place in a sack: killed. The bag is to be thrown into the sea. The trickster keeps shouting that he does not want to go to heaven (or marry the princess); the dupe gladly substitutes for him. (Cf. K714.2.1.) Dupe persuaded to be killed in order to go to heaven Dupe persuaded to play for wedding party. Takes place of trickster, who sets fire and burns him up Pursuer persuaded to take fugitive's place in supposed swing. Hanged. (Cf. K852.) Trickster being attacked by ferocious animal persuades dupe to take his place

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