Stag escapes from hunters to be eaten by lion — Mythoi

Motif

Stag escapes from hunters to be eaten by lion.

Chance and fate. · The ways of luck and fate. · Persistent bad luck. · view the constellation · filed as N255.1

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI *49, 55 (ET 86, 152), 116, 136 (ST 261, 417)
general Halm Aesop No. 129, 252.

Within the index

Filed under Escape from one misfortune into worse.

Filed beside it

Ass gets progressively worse masters. Finally the farmer beats him living and will not spare his hide when he is dead Halcyon builds nest on sea-cliff to escape land hazards. Tempest blows nest away Fugitive slave takes refuge in mill house, where he must work harder than ever Daw fleeing from captivity caught in trees by thread around foot. Starves Old man burns self with gunpowder, and then burns himself worse when he pours hot water over his body

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