Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods (children) — Mythoi

Motif

Thief disguises voice and is allowed access to goods (children).

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of entering house or treasury. · view the constellation · filed as K311.3

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Kaffir) Theal 118, (Zulu): Callaway 144, (Basuto): Jacottet 62ff.
American Negro (Georgia) Harris Nights 236ff. Nos. 40, 42, 43
Jamaica Beckwith MAFLS XVII 116 No. 91.
general Type 123, BP I 37ff.

Within the index

Filed under Thief in disguise.

Filed beside it

Thief dressed half white, half black. His father's corpse is guarded by twenty knights in black and twenty in white. By disguising he steals back the corpse Thief disguised as corpse. In the shroud of the supposed dead man is hidden another robber Thief disguised as angel Thief becomes monk in order to rob monastery Thief disguised as demon Thief takes form of animal Thieves disguised as interior decorators. Steal hangings in palace Theft by disguise as son of owner Thieves disguised as fine gentlemen steal provost's purse. Are admitted to court without question Theft by disguising as palace official Thieves disguised as musicians Thief disguised as menial Theft by disguise as barber Theft by disguise as merchant (or peddler) Thief in disguise as god Thief disguised as girl

Carried in tale types

The Wolf and the Kids · ATU 123 1 recorded variant

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