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Motif

Robbers frightened from goods. Trickster steals the goods.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K335.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
  • general Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 211 No. 428, 215 No. 446
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13 finer motifs beneath it
Frightened robber leaves his coat behind Object falls on robbers from tree. They flee and leave money Robbers 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 treasure Animals climb on one another's backs and cry out; frighten robbers Robber frightened from his goods by playing of bagpipe Robbers frightened from goods by hidden man Guardian beast overcome by hero's mirrors Robbers frightened from goods by man in tar and feathers Robbers coming to steal from stable frightened away by bear staying the night there with his keeper Robbers frightened by pretended cannibalism. Tricksters threaten to cook a robber. All the robbers flee in terror, leaving them their booty Sons of thief frightened by threatening to bring the three strongest men to punish them Thieves frightened by ghosts who tie fruits to their hair, which they think are missiles thrown at them
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 away from goods by a bluff 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
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