Owner frightened away from goods by a bluff — Mythoi

Motif

Owner frightened away from goods by a bluff.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K335.0.4

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Thief frightens owner from goods.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Dupe, made to believe that trickster becomes a wolf when he yawns three times, flees and leaves his clothes behind him Porcupine, made to believe that rabbit's ears are horns, flees and leaves food behind

Filed beside it

Owner frightened from goods by report of approaching enemy Owners frightened away from goods by report of deadly epidemic. Poor parson thus rids himself of unwelcome guests; they leave food they have brought Trickster quarrels with owner of goods, feigns death, and frightens owner away Owner frightened from goods by apparitions of the dead. (Cf. K335.1.2.) Owner frightened from goods by trickster's ferocious animal. Pretended dog is really a lion Thief frightens away guards of his father's corpse by impersonating demons Town crier is frightened by the voice of a cleric robbing a grave Delivery boy is frightened into giving up his chickens. Trickster upturns his eyelids and puts on boar's tusks Trickster lights torches and bluffs old woman into giving him money. Torches alleged to belong to man coming to collect damages from her Servants frightened by ferocious actions of robbers; give up masters' food Owner frightened away by thief disguised as devil Owner frightened from goods by trickster's summons of wild buffalo herd Robbers frightened from goods. Trickster steals the goods

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