Youngest brother surpasses elder as thief — Mythoi

Motif

Youngest brother surpasses elder as thief.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts and cheats – general. · view the constellation · filed as K308

Cited in the index

general Type 1525*
general Christiansen Norske Eventyr 140 No. 1654.

Within the index

Filed under Thefts and cheats – general.

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.) Thieves betray each other

Carried in tale types

The Robber Brothers · ATU 1525R 1 recorded variant

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