μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fugitive slave takes refuge in mill house, where he must work harder than ever.

Chance and fate. · The ways of luck and fate. · Persistent bad luck. · view the constellation · filed as N255.4

Cited in the index
  • general Wienert FFC LVI *83 (ET 499), 116 (ST 260)
  • general Halm Aesop No. 121.
Within the index

Filed under Escape from one misfortune into worse.

Filed beside it
Stag escapes from hunters to be eaten by lion 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 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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