Person receives a rope, reins or the like with three knots. If untied, person can move more or less rapidly. Usually untying the first two knots he makes his ship or his horse move more rapidly but, besides warning, he (being near to his destination) unties the third knot too and because of it he looses his ship or his horse, does not reach his destination, etc.
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 3.3.4.1 | Ireland |
| 3.3.4.3 | Scotland |
| 4.2.1.2 | Norwegians |
| 4.2.1.3 | Danes |
| 4.2.1.4 | Swedes |
| 4.2.4.2 | Estonians |
| 4.2.5.1 | Latvians |
| 5.1.4.1 | Karachays, Balkar |
| 5.1.5.2 | Nogai |