Motif
trap reversal through feigned ignorance
trap_reversal_through_feigned_ignorance
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.
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indigenous australian
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 1121-1234 confidence: high
Mullyan sees the fire, the track of his friend, and Weedah edging him toward the fire; he pretends to fall into the trap, seizes Weedah, and throws him into the fire, saying he is serving Weedah as Weedah served Beeargah and others.
Mullyan realizes Weedah is leading him into a fire trap, pretends not to know, and turns the trap against Weedah.
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