Thieves steal chest containing hidden paramour. Are frightened away by his outcry

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Thieves steal chest containing hidden paramour. Are frightened away by his outcry.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K335.1.6.1

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Robbers frightened from goods by Thumbling. They can hear him but cannot see him The thief in the beehive. Other thieves come to steal the bees, take the heaviest hive to the forest and make a fire under it. They flee when they hear a man screaming in the beehive

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