Raja substitutes himself for condemned man. Made to believe that this will take him to heaven

Motif

Raja substitutes himself for condemned man. Made to believe that this will take him to heaven.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Deception into fatal substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K842.4

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under 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.)

Filed beside it

Dupe persuaded to take prisoner's place suspended in air Dupe persuaded to take prisoner's place in pit Tied animal persuades another to take his place

Carried in tale types

The Innocent Man Condemned to Death (previously The Innocent Man Chosen to Fit the Stake [Noose]) · ATU 1534A4 recorded variants

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