μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Theft by reporting relative's sickness. Woman falsely told that her father is wounded leaves her water pot with jackal.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K343.1.2

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Owner sent on errand and goods stolen.

Filed beside it
Bread dropped in mud; messenger returns for more. A youth poses as a rich man's servant and gets a sack of bread from a baker. The baker boy is to go along and collect. The rascal drops two loaves in the mud and sends the boy back for fresh ones. Meantime he runs off with the rest of the bread

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