Abstract
The article considers a typological series of plots with a motive for magical flight. The object of the analysis was metamorphoses of objects that the fugitive threw in front of the pursuer. The motive for magical flight is widespread in folklore of the peoples of the Caucasus, Europe, Asia, Africa and America. The material for the research was Caucasian (Abkhaz, Adyghe, Ingush, Ossetian, Balkarian), Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Bulgarian) and European (Spanish, Swedish) tales. The author drew attention to the initiating nature of the subjects of fairy tales considered. The semantics of metamorphosis of thrown objects were determined. The character's throwing of three objects symbolizing the upper, middle and lower worlds reproduces the creation of three worlds. The pursuer, as a rule, stops or dies when trying to overcome the water barrier that symbolizes the lower world. With a victory over the lower world, the hero completes the initiation path and goes on to a new status, the manifestation of which is the marriage of the character.
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