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Motif

Robbers commiserated. A buffoon says to robbers in his house, "You can't find anything here in the dark, for I can find nothing in broad daylight."

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever verbal retorts (repartee). · Retorts concerning thefts. · view the constellation · filed as J1392.2

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general *Wesselski Bebel I 132 No. 32
  • general Scala Celi 104b No. 567
  • general Mensa Philosophica No. 62.
Within the index

Filed under Owner assists thief.

1 finer motif beneath it
Owner advises thieves to return later. He is not yet in bed
Filed beside it
Thief followed home. A thief ransacks a man's house and departs. The man gathers together the rest of his belongings and tracks the thief. Comes to the thief's door. Thief: "What do you want with me?" "What, isn't this the house we set out for?"Cynic helps robber steal his money so he and robber can get sleepOwner laughs at thief who finds nothing in houseBridegroom promises thief spoils later if he will not interfere with wedding
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