Son-in-law steals father-in-law's pants by making latter believe he has dirtied them — Mythoi

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Son-in-law steals father-in-law's pants by making latter believe he has dirtied them.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K344.3

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Graham.

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

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