Covetous husband desiring wife's jewels tells her he has vowed to offer them to deity — Mythoi

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Covetous husband desiring wife's jewels tells her he has vowed to offer them to deity.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Other means of theft. · view the constellation · filed as K361.6

Filed across the traditions

Buddhist myth Malalasekera II 356.

Within the index

Filed under Theft by disobeying orders: misappropriation.

Filed beside it

Jackal ordered to take meat to lion's family takes it to his own Tricksters eat up food given them for bear. Escape Man eats up food given him by tiger as bait for deer Monk entrusted with care of getting husband for girl, takes dowry himself Uncle entrusted with niece's patrimony slanders her so marriage will be broken off and he will not have to part with her money

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