Fool hides treasure and leaves sign "Here it is." Thief leaves sign "Here it is not."

Motif

Fool hides treasure and leaves sign "Here it is." Thief leaves sign "Here it is not."

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish bargains. · view the constellation · filed as J2091.1

Cited in the index

general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 74
general Mensa Philosophica No. 141.

Within the index

Filed under Thief warned what not to steal. The numskull tells the thief where his door-key, his cakes, and his roasts are and warns him not to steal them.

Carried in tale types

The Lord is Risen · ATU 1341B 1 recorded variant

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