μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • American Negro (Georgia)Harris Nights 123 No. 23.
  • general Bødker Exempler 292 No. 50
Within the index

Filed under Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.

3 finer motifs beneath 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 knifeSpoiling the rice-field with dung. Dupe persuaded that the dung has spoiled the field. He gives the field to the tricksterSon-in-law steals father-in-law's pants by making latter believe he has dirtied them
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 girlThief advises owner to go away; meantime steals the goodsSympathetic 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
Travels with
Trickster pollutes house so that he is left in possession. He is in upper room and throws filth on those below (Cf. K344.)

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