Motif
Animal fugitive escapes pursuit through a hole and snare
animal_fugitive_escapes_pursuit_through_a_hole_and_snare
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
khoisan south african
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South-African Folk-Tales FOOTNOTES: / LION'S SHARE / JACKAL'S BRIDE / THE STORY OF HARE; lines 1879-2023 confidence: high
The animals chase the hare, but cannot catch him. He runs into a hole; they set a snare at its mouth and leave. After many days he gets out without being caught.
After the chief demands the hare, the animals chase him; he runs into a hole, avoids a snare at the mouth, remains there many days, and escapes uncaught.
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