Motif
False trail and hidden survivor
false_trail_and_hidden_survivor
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
native american northeast woodlands
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Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths S2K?S1 LEGENDS 683 / BKWITTJ / BIWITTJ / BIWITTJ; lines 32055-32158 confidence: high
The youth runs over the island in a way intended to mislead the enemy and dogs; the elder encourages him and says he will live if he follows the instructions carefully.
The young man deliberately lays a confusing trail across the island and conceals himself in sand near the landing place while the pursuers follow the trail elsewhere.
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