μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Spoiling the rice-field with dung. Dupe persuaded that the dung has spoiled the field. He gives the field to the trickster.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K344.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Indonesia Coster-Wijsman 25 No. 2.
Within the index

Filed under Owner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.)

Filed beside it
Trickster gives a woman a knife to cut him a slice of white bread. He gets the whole loaf when he says that he has just cut a dog with the same knife Son-in-law steals father-in-law's pants by making latter believe he has dirtied them

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