Rescue of abandoned or lost persons.
Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue of abandoned or lost persons. · view the constellation · filed as R130
Motif
Within the index
8 finer motifs beneath it
Exposed or abandoned child rescuedVanished wife rescuedAbandoned children (wife, etc.) find way back by clue (bread-crumb, grain, pebble, etc.). They have dropped the objects while being led awayMermaid rescues heroine who has been thrown overboard. (Cf. B81.)Rescue from shipwreckRescue from wellExposed children swallowed by earth; vomited up when grown. (Cf. F900.)Abandoned man befriended by a Centaur. (Cf. B21.)