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

Motif

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.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K335.1.6.3

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

LithuanianBalys Index No. 1887*.

Within the index

Filed under Robbers frightened from goods by hidden man.

Filed beside it

Thieves steal chest containing hidden paramour. Are frightened away by his outcry Robbers frightened from goods by Thumbling. They can hear him but cannot see him

Carried in tale types

1525H4 The Youth in the Bee Hive · ATU 1525H1 recorded variant

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