Signal for theft given in foreign language — Mythoi

Motif

Signal for theft given in foreign language.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K358

Cited in the index

general Nouvelles Récréations No. 84.

Within the index

Filed under Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.

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 Thief trusted to guard goods Cozening. Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen

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