μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Other deceptions in the payment of debt.

15 finer motifs beneath it
Refusal to perform part in mutual agreementReward for accomplishment of task deceptively withheldRefusal to make sacrifice after need is past. In distress a person promises a sacrifice to a god (saint) but disregards the promise when the danger passesPayment of money to the devil impossible, since debtor learns that the devil is deadDebt with worthless bond repudiatedFalse offer to return goods in place of paymentDebtor tells creditor that he has had his reward in the hope of paymentToad receives water from frog; refuses earth in returnServant refused payment because of single mistakeMan refuses to pay murderer for killing and kills himFish promised in return for bacon. Later: "Drink up the river, you shall then have fish. All the fishes there are mine."Debt to be paid "tomorrow". Tomorrow never comesAgreement to leave sum of money on coffin of friend. One puts on his share in cash; other makes out a check for the total amount and takes cash left by the otherTo pay beggar for standing in tank all night. Beggar sees lights in temple. Payment refused since beggar has thus warmed himselfTrickster cheats by pretending deafness. Palm rat, when asked to throw down nuts according to bargain, replies that he is deaf when eating
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Refusal to return borrowed goodsTrickster escapes without payingTrickster summons all creditors at once, precipitates fight, and escapes paymentCreditor killed or driven awayLiteral payment of debt (not real)Trickster disguises himself and escapes notice of creditorsDeceptive respite in payment obtainedRefusal to tell about the Rhine treasure, though condition demanded is fulfilled when the only one who knows where it is is killedThe castration bargain: wife sent. The trickster castrates the dupe and is to come the next day and be castrated himself. He sends his wife as substituteCreditor falsely reported insane when he demands moneyKing promises beggars new clothes: burns their old and gets much gold and silver. Keeps itDeath feigned to avoid paying debtsCustomer takes invitation to buy as invitation to receive the goods freePayment evaded by setting countertasksDeceptions in payment of debt – miscellaneous

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