Thieves betray each other

Motif

Thieves betray each other.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts and cheats – general. · view the constellation · filed as K307

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GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 5959.— FEEDEEICK AND CATHEEINE.

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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general *BP III 393.

Within the index

Filed under Thefts and cheats – general.

2 finer motifs beneath it

One thief hides in money bag; other carries it off One thief entrusted with other thieves' money cheats them

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 steal from each other. (Cf. K305.2.)Youngest brother surpasses elder as thief

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