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• Heaven and earth from egg. They are the two halves of an egg shell. Eros escapes as they are separated. A641.1
• One bear-child escapes death, is ancestor of all bears. A1006.8
• One pair escapes continuous winter and renews race. (Cf. A1006.1, A1038.) A1045
• Fettered monster's escape at end of world. Giant, or monster, is fettered in depths of the earth. His movement causes earthquakes. When he succeeds in freeing himself from the fetters and escapes, the world will end. A1070
• Origin of human wisdom. It is kept hidden by monster and is later stolen. It escapes and spreads through the world. (Cf. A1111, A1421.) A1481
• Why we have rats: one escapes from slaughter of rats. A1854.1
• Magic objects betray fugitive. Give alarm when fugitive escapes. D1612.1
• Escapes by magic. (Cf. D1395.) D2165
• Dead son tells mother that no mortal escapes death. E361.3
• Fairy captured by mortal escapes. F329.4.3
• Victim pecks on swallower's stomach. (Cf. F912.3.) Bird eaten by king pecks on his stomach. King vomits and bird escapes. F915.1
• Extraordinary escapes. F1088
• Fisherman dragged through sea by seal escapes. F1088.3.2
• Animal escapes by slipping out of skin. F1088.4
• Witch asks for snuff so that she may seize man. He offers it to her on point of spear and escapes. G269.2
• Hen put in witch's hair to scratch while maid escapes. G276.1
• Witch escapes from locked room. G288
• Devil marries disdainful girl; she escapes. G303.12.5.2
• Girl married to devil escapes with answers to his riddles. G303.12.5.5
• Man escapes devils by reading Lord's blessing. G303.16.2.3.1
• Liar escapes from devil: quest for greater liar. (Cf. G303.16.19.3, K210, X905.) H1318
• Monk chooses solitude and loneliness to company and temptation. By living alone he escapes sin. J495
• Kites and crows quarrel over division of wounded fox. Meantime fox escapes. J581.5
• One bird escapes as hunter bends his bow; other remains and is shot. (Told also of fish.) J641.1
• Stag found by master when overlooked by servants. Hides under hay and escapes until master himself comes. J1032
• Thief detected by building straw fire so that smoke escapes through thief's entrance. The secret hole into the building is thus discovered and the thief caught. J1143
• Adulteress hurled from high rock escapes injury: she may not be punished again. J1184.1
• How he would act if he were a hawk. A hawk steals a piece of liver from a trickster and flies away with it. The trickster likewise steals some liver from another man and escapes to a high place with it. He says that he is seeing how he would act if he were a hawk. J1391.4
• The bear mistaken for a saint. The godless man is cheated and attacks a bear thinking it is a saint, and barely escapes with his life. J1762.2.1
• Thief punishes the escaped ox. An ox strays on the rascal's land but escapes from him. The next week he sees the ox yoked up and gives him a beating. The master is astonished. The rascal: "Let me alone; he knows well enough what he has done." J1861
• Devil gets another soul instead of one bargained for. The devil bargains with a man for his soul, but the man fulfills his contract and escapes. In envy two persons commit suicide. The devil rejoices that though he lost one he has gained two. K217
• Trickster escapes without paying. K233
• Woman promises marriage for pair of earrings: she escapes with them. K233.8
• Trickster summons all creditors at once, precipitates fight, and escapes payment. K234
• King promises valuable dog to each of two powerful and mutually hostile tribes. At feast prepared by king the two tribes get into fight and king escapes. K234.1
• Trickster disguises himself and escapes notice of creditors. K237
• Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods. K338
• The hood for the robe. Thief steals lawyer's scarlet robe. Later he returns and tells lawyer's wife that her husband had sent him for the hood for the robe. He obtains the hood and escapes. K362.9
• Thief escapes detection. K400
• Dupe's food eaten and then blame fastened on him. Trickster eats the common food supply and then by smearing the mouth of the sleeping dupe with the food escapes the blame. K401.1
• Thief escapes by leaving animal's severed tail and claiming that the animal has escaped and left his tail. K404
• Marked culprit marks everyone else and escapes detection. K415
• Thief escapes detection – miscellaneous. K419
• Executioner makes substitution when victim escapes. K512.2.2.1
• Girl escapes by hiding in huge harp. K515.2
• Girl escapes in male disguise. K521.4.1.1
• Musician in danger puts on his musician's attire as if about to play; escapes. K521.4.2.1
• Adulteress escapes prison disguised as an old woman. K521.4.5
• Abbot escapes from his paramour's husband in disguise of priest. K521.6
• One animal escapes by shamming as another (jackal as goat). K521.7
• Goat escapes from jackal by being covered with flowers. K521.8
• Hare escapes lion by being bundled in brushwood. K521.10
• Substituted object left in bed while intended victim escapes. K525.1
• Bride substitutes wooden picture while she herself escapes sleeping groom. K525.1.2
• Girl escapes from ogress by substituting pig. K525.7
• Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapes. K536
• Girl escapes by making man captor think preparation is being made for wedding. K536.1
• Escape by falsely reporting one's ability to escape. "I should be caught if there were not an escape at the back." When the captors run to the rear, the captive escapes. K542
• Pope escapes captivity and death by dressing in full regalia and overawing captor. K546
• Jackal escapes by telling farmer he is jackal king and will call upon his subjects. K547.4
• Let me live as long as this candle lasts. Man who has sold his soul to devil thus escapes. (Cf. G303.12.5.4.) K551.9
• Respite from death until captive has taken six steps toward God. Takes prodigious ones and escapes. K551.14
• Woman escapes by ruse: must go to defecate. K551.16
• Kidnapped woman escapes by asking for drink of water. K551.17.1
• Turtle allowed to go to pool to pick flowers before death. Escapes. K551.26
• "Let me catch you better game." Captured animal pretends to help captor bring more desirable victim. Escapes. K553.1
• Death cheated by moving bed. The man who has chosen Death as his godfather has his bed turned around when he sees Death standing at the foot of his bed. He thus escapes death. K557
• Frog escapes after telling crow to sharpen his bill before eating him. K561.1.2
• Crocodile persuaded to open his mouth. When he does, he shuts his eyes automatically and monkey escapes. K561.3
• Rat persuades cat to wash face before eating: escapes. K562
• Captive trickster persuades captor to pray before eating. Escapes. K562.1
• Hare persuades cat to perform two gallops before eating him: escapes. K562.2
• Jackal in tiger's house has permission to sit with tail hanging down between bamboo stems. Enlarges gap thus made and escapes. K563.1
• Tortoise persuades tiger captor to put him in pocket with hole, escapes. K563.2
• Jackal entrapped in elephant's carcass tells passing God to show his magic power by making it rain. Elephant's hide swells; jackal escapes. K565.2
• Man persuades robbers to postpone killing him until he can show them his treasure. Leads them into marsh and escapes. K567.2
• Hare promises to dance if doorway is left free: escapes. K571.1
• Men double up hare's legs and throw him on the ground as punishment. He escapes. K581.2.1
• Turtle persuades an animal to swallow him: causes the animal's death and escapes. K582.1
• Throwing the thief over the fence. Thief, surprised at theft says: "Do your worst, only don't throw me over the fence." When thrown over, he escapes. K584
• Escape under ram's belly. By hiding under the belly of a ram the hero escapes under the legs of the blind ogre. K603
• Cannibal sent for water with vessel full of holes: victim escapes. K605
• Cannibal sent for water which magically recedes from him: victim escapes. K605.1
• Escape by singing song. Captive gradually moves away and at last escapes. K606
• Pursuer persuaded to sing while captive escapes. K606.0.1
• Escape by pretended cooking. Girl pretends to be cooking meal for animal husband: escapes. K611.2
• Boy in hole escapes descending log by digging hole. K615
• Cannibals advised to be absent while hero is being cooked; else he will not taste right. Hero escapes. K619.1
• Captive plays further and further from watchman and escapes. K622
• Abductors tricked into running race while captive escapes. K624
• Captive tied to captor escapes by tying end of rope to a post. K638
• Confederate sings and delays pursuers so that fugitive escapes. K643
• Bird's call attracts attention of pursuer so that trickster escapes. K648
• Prisoner escapes by means of wolf which he lures near by smearing honey on the feet. K649.10
• Prisoner kills his watchers who enter to torture him. Escapes. K655
• Exaggerated tales about escapes. K657
• Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes. K671
• Captive throws his shoe at serpent who chokes while he escapes. K672
• Paramour unwittingly drinks sleeping potion. Is thought dead and placed in a chest. Chest is stolen. When he escapes he is accused of being a robber. He is saved by his mistress's maid who explains all, transferring the role played by her mistress to herself. K675.1
• Trickster persuades pursuers to ride in his basket. Leaves basket on limb of tree and escapes. K676