Master thief puts watchers to sleep and cuts off their hair. (Cf. K301.) — Mythoi

Motif

Master thief puts watchers to sleep and cuts off their hair. (Cf. K301.)

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K331.2.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general *Fischer and Bolte 215

Within the index

Filed under Owner put to sleep and goods stolen. Magic or drugs.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Theft after putting owner to sleep by lousing her Master thief puts guards to sleep and steals meat

Filed beside it

Guards fatigued by trickster so that they sleep while goods are stolen

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Master thief. Man undertakes to steal various closely guarded things. Succeeds by cleverness

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “watchers” · wander