μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • Italian Novella*Rotunda
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
  • general Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 211 No. 428, 215 No. 446
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Filed under Thief frightens owner from goods.

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Frightened robber leaves his coat behindObject falls on robbers from tree. They flee and leave moneyRobbers frightened from goods by the dead. (Cf. K335.0.5.)Robbers frightened from goods by man's outcry. Trickster hits a slain ox and cries out, "Those others did it!" The thieves flee and leave their treasureAnimals climb on one another's backs and cry out; frighten robbersRobber frightened from his goods by playing of bagpipeRobbers frightened from goods by hidden manGuardian beast overcome by hero's mirrorsRobbers frightened from goods by man in tar and feathersRobbers coming to steal from stable frightened away by bear staying the night there with his keeperRobbers frightened by pretended cannibalism. Tricksters threaten to cook a robber. All the robbers flee in terror, leaving them their bootySons of thief frightened by threatening to bring the three strongest men to punish themThieves frightened by ghosts who tie fruits to their hair, which they think are missiles thrown at them
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Owner frightened from goods by report of approaching enemyOwners frightened away from goods by report of deadly epidemic. Poor parson thus rids himself of unwelcome guests; they leave food they have broughtTrickster quarrels with owner of goods, feigns death, and frightens owner awayOwner frightened away from goods by a bluffOwner 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 lionThief frightens away guards of his father's corpse by impersonating demonsTown crier is frightened by the voice of a cleric robbing a graveDelivery boy is frightened into giving up his chickens. Trickster upturns his eyelids and puts on boar's tusksTrickster lights torches and bluffs old woman into giving him money. Torches alleged to belong to man coming to collect damages from herServants frightened by ferocious actions of robbers; give up masters' foodOwner frightened away by thief disguised as devilOwner frightened from goods by trickster's summons of wild buffalo herd
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