Baby's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods — Mythoi

Motif

Baby's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K341.7.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Japanese Ikeda.

Within the index

Filed under Animal's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods. Meantime rascal steals an animal.

Filed beside it

Cattle let loose so as to distract owner's attention from his goods Cat made to mew so as to distract owner's attention from his goods Golden deer sent to entice girl's guardians away, so she can be abducted

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