Motif
feigned death to escape a predator
feigned_death_to_escape_a_predator
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Escapes from Captors and Countertraps. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE FROGS' COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SUN / THE DOG, THE COCK, AND THE FOX / THE GNAT AND THE BULL / THE BEAR AND THE TRAVELLERS; lines 1510-1540 confidence: high
The other traveller cannot escape, throws himself on the ground, pretends to be dead, keeps still, and holds his breath.
The traveller who cannot flee lies still, holds his breath, and is taken by the bear for a corpse, causing the bear to leave.
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