| Code du Motif | description | Bibliographie | Bibliographie |
|---|---|---|---|
| K512. | Compassionate executioner. | A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) arranges the escape of the latter. Icelandic: *Boberg; English: Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne); Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 74; Italian: Boccaccio Decameron II No. 9 (Lee 56), Basile Pentamerone II No. 6, III N |