To confuse pursuer, person many times runs away in different directions and comes back
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 12.3.2.1 | Shuswap |
| 12.5.2.2 | Five Nations Iroquois (Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga) |
| 12.7.1.7 | Western Shoshone, Gosiute |
| 13.3.3.2 | Alabama, Koasati |
| 15.5.3.1 | Tacana |