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Motif

Pursuit by rolling object.

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Pursuits. · view the constellation · filed as R261

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“The people heard that the children had abundance of food of all kinds, and they all moved to them. When they arrived the children invited them, and the various companies came and ate with them. Finally they all went out again; only the children’s father now stayed with them again. But they regretted what he had done to them. So they caused the lions to jump upon their father, and he was killed.”

Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 63 · served from our shelf  receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Pursuit by rolling head
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Magic eel pursues man over landPursuer (witch, giant) pulls out tail of fugitive's horseFugitives trailed by mustard seeds (ashes) dropped from bag. (Cf. R135.)Dew in footprints reveals man's wayPursuit by firePursuer follows successive night campfires (each brighter than last)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Snake paramour. (Cf. B604.1.)Maiming by magicMagic sickness. (Cf. D1837.)Adultery punished. (Cf. Q411.0.1, Q413.2, Q414.0.2, Q416.1.1, Q418.1, Q421.0.2, Q421.0.6, Q424.2, Q428.1, Q431.8, Q432.2, Q434.1, Q451.1.5, Q451.2.4, Q451.4.8, Q451.5.1, Q451.6.1, Q451.14, Q455.2, Q456.0.1, Q457.3, Q458.0.1, Q461.3, Q466.1, Q469.1, Q473.0.2, Q473.1.1, Q473.2.1, Q478.1, Q478.2, Q478.3, Q484, Q493.1, Q499.2.1, Q537.1, Q552.3.0.3, Q555.2, Q587.)Frightful meal as punishment

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