Thief shams sickness and steals — Mythoi

Motif

Thief shams sickness and steals.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K341.2.2

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Africa (Fang) Tessman 41.

Within the index

Filed under Thief shams death and steals.

1 finer motif beneath it

Man feigns sickness in order to go back to steal hidden gold. (Cf. K325.)

Filed beside it

Animal feigns death repeatedly and then entices owner from goods

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