Deceptions in payment of debt – miscellaneous.
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Filed under Other deceptions in the payment of debt.
4 finer motifs beneath it
Devil loses his grain and gets thistles. God grants the devil one grain crop, which he can create by calling its name. The devil is tricked into forgetting the name and calling "Thistles". Hence his crop is of thistles Payment of the egg-white. A man dreams of an egg hanging under his bed. An interpreter demands half of what he finds as his fee for interpreting the dream. The man finds that the egg is a silver cup filled with gold crowns. He gives the interpreter part of the cup but none of the gold. The interpreter says, "He gave me some of the egg-white but none of the yolk." Pseudo-magic money-dropping ass beaten to death by buyer; cheat says: "Return my ass, I shall return your money." Payment in worthless goods which are alleged to be valuable goods transformed
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Debtor refuses to pay his debt Refusal to return borrowed goods Trickster escapes without paying Trickster summons all creditors at once, precipitates fight, and escapes payment Creditor killed or driven away Literal payment of debt (not real) Trickster disguises himself and escapes notice of creditors Deceptive respite in payment obtained Refusal to tell about the Rhine treasure, though condition demanded is fulfilled when the only one who knows where it is is killed The 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 substitute Creditor falsely reported insane when he demands money King promises beggars new clothes: burns their old and gets much gold and silver. Keeps it Death feigned to avoid paying debts Customer takes invitation to buy as invitation to receive the goods free Payment evaded by setting countertasks
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