μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • Africa (Gold Coast)Barker and Sinclair 69 No. 10.
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Filed under Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.

6 finer motifs beneath it
Innkeeper deceived into going under the floor of the granary; meantime robbedOwner sent on errand and goods stolenThief advises that slaughtered meat be hung up over night. Meantime he steals itCompanion sent away so that rascal may steal common food supplyMonkeys lure tortoise into a tree and carry away his load of saltCheat induces dupe to go get food reported found and steals clothes as soon as they are left behind
Filed beside it
Man gulled into giving up his clothesGoods stolen while owner sleepsTheft by making owner drunkTheft from blind personOwner gives up goods through flatteryThief frightens owner from goodsHouse filled with smoke so that owner gives trickster lodgingOversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. Meantime his goods are stolenThief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goodsOwner's interest distracted while goods are stolenThief as umpire in contest. Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girlOwner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.)Sympathetic helper robbedThief trusted to guard goodsCozening. Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolenTrickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. Meantime he steals it
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Trickster sends jealous wife after husband: steals food. (Cf. K343.)

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