μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping owner causes him to cough up magic object.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K331.4

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys
  • Africa (Kordofan) Frobenius Atlantis IV 134ff. No. 13.
Within the index

Filed under Goods stolen while owner sleeps.

Filed beside it
Sleeping with open eyes. The man claims to sleep thus and beguiles the ogre into sleeping, so as to rob him Owner put to sleep and goods stolen. Magic or drugs Worthless object (animal) substituted for valuable while owner sleeps Trickster steals magic doll while owner is asleep The foolishly concealed money: A man hangs a bag of money in the top of a high tree. Servant sleeping with him steals it Thief lies down in the space between the king's and the queen's bed and steals jewelry from both

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