μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • HawaiiBeckwith Myth 350
  • Cook IslandsBeckwith Myth 270
  • West IndiesFlowers 503.
Within the index

Filed under Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Sleeping with open eyes. The man claims to sleep thus and beguiles the ogre into sleeping, so as to rob himOwner put to sleep and goods stolen. Magic or drugsWorthless object (animal) substituted for valuable while owner sleepsMouse's tail in mouth of sleeping owner causes him to cough up magic objectTrickster steals magic doll while owner is asleepThe foolishly concealed money: A man hangs a bag of money in the top of a high tree. Servant sleeping with him steals itThief lies down in the space between the king's and the queen's bed and steals jewelry from both
Filed beside it
Man gulled into giving up his clothesTheft by making owner drunkTheft from blind personOwner gives up goods through flatteryThief frightens owner from goodsHouse filled with smoke so that owner gives trickster lodgingOversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. Meantime his goods are stolenThief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goodsOwner's interest distracted while goods are stolenThief as umpire in contest. Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girlThief advises owner to go away; meantime steals the goodsOwner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.)Sympathetic helper robbedThief trusted to guard goodsCozening. Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolenTrickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. Meantime he steals it
Carried in tale types

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