Magic eel pursues man over land

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Magic eel pursues man over land.

Captives and fugitives. · Escapes and pursuits. · Pursuits. · view the constellation · filed as R262

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.

Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Pursuits.

Filed beside it

Pursuit by rolling object Pursuer (witch, giant) pulls out tail of fugitive's horse Fugitives trailed by mustard seeds (ashes) dropped from bag. (Cf. R135.)Dew in footprints reveals man's way Pursuit by fire Pursuer follows successive night campfires (each brighter than last)

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