Thief trusted to guard goods — Mythoi

Motif

Thief trusted to guard goods.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K346

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller
India Thompson-Balys
Africa (Wute) Sieber 191
West Indies Flowers 505.
general Bødker Exempler 279 No. 21

Within the index

Filed under Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Thief guards his pursuer's horse while the latter follows a false trail. Steals the horse Herdsman slaughters animals entrusted to him Woman persuaded to go after her forgotten comb. Goods stolen by guard Thief trusted to guard shawls during prayers. Steals them Cloak as surety that owner will return. Thief runs away with it Thief takes mistress's ornaments across river on pretense of keeping them safe, and then deserts her

Filed beside it

Man gulled into giving up his clothes Goods stolen while owner sleeps Theft by making owner drunk Theft from blind person Owner gives up goods through flattery Thief frightens owner from goods House filled with smoke so that owner gives trickster lodging Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. Meantime his goods are stolen Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods Owner's interest distracted while goods are stolen Thief 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 girl Thief advises owner to go away; meantime steals the goods Owner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.) Sympathetic helper robbed Cozening. Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen Trickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. Meantime he steals it

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