Careless thief caught — Mythoi

Motif

Careless 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

Within the index

Filed under Numskull brings about his own capture.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Thief stops to admire beautiful things before stealing them. Caught Talkative thief 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

Filed beside it

Coyote wears fox's rattle; caught in brush and injured Trickster gets caught on a fishhook Goat eats in garden and is caught. Fox says, "If your sense were as long as your beard, you would look for exits as well as entrances." Trickster pinched by shellfish (crab) Animal caught in animal carcass. (Cf. J2131.5.)

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