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- Saint's bachall saves prisoner from execution. (Cf. D1277, V220.) D1391.2
- Magician appears as beggar or old man in order to free prisoners. D2031.4.3
- Angel causes earth to quake, releasing prisoners for saint. D2148.1
- Extraordinary nature phenomena at prisoner's miraculous release. F960.5
- Ogre keeps human prisoners. G334
- Ogre deceived into releasing prisoner. G560
- Ogre tricked into carrying his prisoners home in bag on his own back. G561
- Recognition by smile. Sultan frees prisoner when he recognizes him as a former aid. H79.4
- Tasks assigned prisoner so that he may escape punishment. H924
- Quest assigned prisoner. H1219.5
- Prisoners given choice between emasculation and blinding. J229.12
- Prisoner has drunk water furnished by the king and thus becomes king's guest. Spared. J1183.1
- Ears not to be cut off a second time. Executioner discovers that the prisoner's ears are of stucco, having been clipped for a previous offense. J1184.2
- Two prisoners use up their hour of grace disputing over road to take home. J2183.4
- "Have we leave to go?" Two prisoners are made stable boys on their promise not to escape secretly. Before horse race starts they ask: "Do we have your leave to go?" They go home. K475.2
- Respite from death until prisoner has finished drinking his glass. It is left half finished. K551.2
- Respite from death until prisoner is healed by magic object. K551.15
- Prisoner released on promise to wed guard (captor). K612
- Prisoner released on promise of life-long allegiance. K613
- Confederate cuts rope almost in two so that prisoner breaks it and flees. K647
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