Thieves steal from each other. (Cf. K305.2.)

Motif

Thieves steal from each other. (Cf. K305.2.)

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts and cheats – general. · view the constellation · filed as K306

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 5959.— FEEDEEICK AND CATHEEINE.
Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 7
Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 27

Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

India*Thompson-Balys
HawaiiBeckwith Myth 446.

Within the index

Filed under Thefts and cheats – general.

4 finer motifs beneath it

The stolen and restolen ham. Two thieves steal a ham from a former companion who has married, have it stolen back, and resteal it. (Cf. K341.7.1, K362.4.)Highjacking. Thief robbed of his booty Man is robbed of gold chain while with prostitute. He swallows her string of pearls in revenge. (Cf. K302.1.)Blind man steals from neighbor who in turn steals from him

Filed beside it

Stolen cows cause a war Master thief. Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness Female master thief Nations of thieves Contest in stealing Thieves betray each other Youngest brother surpasses elder as thief

Travels with

Friends enter into stealing contest. Steal from each other. (Cf. K306.)Two cheats exchange articles as genuine and both find themselves cheated. (Cf. K306.)The liar outdoes the tricksters who try to catch him in a lie. He continues the lie the tricksters have made up to catch him. (Cf. K306, L142.1.)

Carried in tale types

Thieves Steal from One Another (previously The Thieves and their Pupil) · ATU 1525E2 recorded variants

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