Talkative thief caught

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Talkative thief caught.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2136.5.2

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

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Jewishbin Gorion Born Judas IV 66
IndiaThompson-Balys
IndonesiaCoster-Wijsman 66 No. 112.
general Zachariae Kleine Schriften 179
general Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 22 No. 101

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Thief stops to admire beautiful things before stealing them. Caught Thief of deer cuts it up and keeps counting pieces. Rescued by wife Numskull as thief's assistant wakens owner. Pleads successfully that he was trying to awaken the household and prevent theft Foolish thief cooks food and awakens household Foolish thief asks help of owner. Caught. (Cf. J2223.)Thieving numskull beats drum (blows trumpet, etc.) he finds in outhouse. Caught Thieves disposed of one at a time. They will not help each other since the fewer thieves there are the more there is to share Thieving wolf persuaded to sing. Caught

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Thieves quarrel over booty: owner comes. (Cf. J2136.5.2.)

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