μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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.

  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • IndiaThompson-Balys
  • Africa (Wute)Sieber 191
  • West IndiesFlowers 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 horseHerdsman slaughters animals entrusted to himWoman persuaded to go after her forgotten comb. Goods stolen by guardThief trusted to guard shawls during prayers. Steals themCloak as surety that owner will return. Thief runs away with itThief 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 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 goodsOwner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.)Sympathetic helper robbedCozening. 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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