Whale-boat. A man is carried across the water on a whale (fish). (He usually deceives the whale as to the nearness of the land or as to hearing thunder. As a consequence the whale runs into the shore or is killed by lightning.)

Motif

Whale-boat. A man is carried across the water on a whale (fish). (He usually deceives the whale as to the nearness of the land or as to hearing thunder. As a consequence the whale runs into the shore or is killed by lightning.)

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Flights. · view the constellation · filed as R245

“He had not gone very far when he came to a row of dried human bones hung across the path so that no one could pass by without making them rattle. Not far away, there was a tent full of people and big dogs. Whenever they heard anyone disturb the bones, they would set upon him and kill him. The old woman who had advised Aioswé’s son told him that when he came to this place he could escape by digging a tunnel in the path under the bones.”

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 47 · served from our shelf receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

Attested across traditions

North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 47 receipt

Scholars’ trail — 6references

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.

MaoriDixon 8
N. Am. Indian*Thompson Tales 327 n. 179
JamaicaBeckwith MAFLS XVII 256f. Nos. 38, 39, 275 No. 86
Cape Verde IslandsParsons MAFLS XV (1) 310 n. 1.
general *Loomis White Magic 91
general cf. Aarne FFC XXIII 137

Within the index

Filed under Flights.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Crocodile-boat. Trickster props his jaws apart and leaves him Snake king takes fleeing captives across river

Filed beside it

Heroine's three-fold flight from ball. Cinderella (Cap o' Rushes) after meeting the prince at a ball (church) flees before identification is possible. Repeated three times Unknown knight. (Three days' tournament.) For three days in succession an unknown knight in different armor wins a tournament and escapes without recognition. Finally identified by tokens Girl flees to escape incestuous brother Elopement Wife flees from husband. (Cf. P210, T200.)Children leave home because their parents refuse them food Obstacle flight – Atalanta type. Objects are thrown back which the pursuer stops to pick up while the fugitive escapes Fugitive kills pursuer and takes his extraordinary horse to continue flight Fugitives cut support of bridge so that pursuer falls Pursuers aided by magic weather phenomenon Flight on skis; two on one pair Flight carrying friend (girl) on back Fugitives aided by helpful animal. (Cf. B520.)Ships burned to prevent flight Crane-bridge. Fugitives are helped across a stream by a crane who lets them cross on his leg. The pursuer is either refused assistance or drowned by the crane Flight on a tree, which ogre tries to cut down

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Sharp-elbowed women. Kill with their elbows Potiphar's wife. A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force her Old person as helper Cruel father

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