Captive buried alive to his neck fastens his teeth on jackal that comes to eat him and companions. Rest flee when they hear him howl. In struggles to get free jackal loosens earth around captive, who manages to free himself

Motif

Captive buried alive to his neck fastens his teeth on jackal that comes to eat him and companions. Rest flee when they hear him howl. In struggles to get free jackal loosens earth around captive, who manages to free himself.

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Escapes. · view the constellation · filed as R212.1.2

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 570.

Within the index

Filed under Man buried alive with king escapes from the tomb. Follows noise made by sea animal and finds way out to sea.

Filed beside it

Man buried alive escapes from tomb when thief tries to rob it

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