Trickster grooms master's old mule and then sells him back without detection at huge profit — Mythoi

Motif

Trickster grooms master's old mule and then sells him back without detection at huge profit.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Sale of worthless articles. · Sale of worthless animals. · view the constellation · filed as K134.3

Cited in the index

general Nouvelles Récréations No. 25.

Within the index

Filed under Deceptive horse-sale.

Filed beside it

Horse which will not go over trees. Salesman tells buyer that he is selling the horse because it eats too much and will not climb trees. On the way home the horse bites everyone and refuses to cross a bridge. Seller is literally correct The horse swifter than the rain. Caught in the rain, a trickster finds that his horse will not budge. He undresses, puts his clothes under the horse's belly and keeps them dry. When he reaches the king, he reports that his horse has run so fast that he has had no time to get wet. The king buys the horse Trickster in disguise regains possession of his own horse by trading with man whom he has duped once before Owner trades a blind horse. He gives a description that is literally correct Selling or trading a balky horse. (Cf. K134.2.) Person trades a dead horse Trickster temporarily lames valuable horse and buys him for trifle

Carried in tale types

Mule Painted and Sold Back to Owner · ATU 1631A 1 recorded variant

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