Stolen wife makes trail of speaking spittle for husband. Spittle speaks and directs him — Mythoi

Motif

Stolen wife makes trail of speaking spittle for husband. Spittle speaks and directs him.

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescue of abandoned or lost persons. · view the constellation · filed as R135.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Jamaica Beckwith MAFLS XVII 263 No. 67.

Within the index

Filed under Abandoned children (wife, etc.) find way back by clue (bread-crumb, grain, pebble, etc.). They have dropped the objects while being led away.

Filed beside it

Trail of grain (Cf.ds). (Cf. R267.) Trail of jewels Trail of shreds of dress Trail of thread Trail of ashes Trail of flowers Crumb (grain) trail eaten by birds. Lost persons cannot find way back

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