Corpse thrown among robbers frightens them from treasure.
Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K335.1.2.1
Motif
Cited in the index
- general *Type 1653B.
Within the index
Filed under Robbers frightened from goods by the dead. (Cf. K335.0.5.)
Filed beside it
Carried in tale types
- The Robbers under the Tree · ATU 1653 4 recorded variants
- The Brothers at the Witch's House (previously The Boy at the Devil's [Witch's] House) · ATU 327G 1 recorded variant
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