μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • India*Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under Careless thief caught.

1 finer motif beneath it
Master asked to help in the theft. The fool sent in by thieves is told to bring out the heaviest thing. As this is a grain-grinder and he cannot carry it, he wakes the master of the house to help him
Filed beside it
Thief stops to admire beautiful things before stealing them. CaughtTalkative thief caughtThief of deer cuts it up and keeps counting pieces. Rescued by wifeNumskull as thief's assistant wakens owner. Pleads successfully that he was trying to awaken the household and prevent theftFoolish thief cooks food and awakens householdThieving numskull beats drum (blows trumpet, etc.) he finds in outhouse. CaughtThieves disposed of one at a time. They will not help each other since the fewer thieves there are the more there is to shareThieving wolf persuaded to sing. Caught
Travels with
The thief as discoverer. The fool lies still as the thief enters the house, hoping that the thief may find something so that he can take it back from the thief
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