μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Trickster pretends to teach dance: flees with valuables. (Cf. K571.)

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Other means of theft. · view the constellation · filed as K374

Filed across the traditions
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 445.
Within the index

Filed under Other means of theft.

Filed beside it
Theft by disobeying orders: misappropriation Theft by presenting false order to guardian Partner misappropriates common goods Theft by confederate Theft by trickster's trained animal Trickster hides in food and eats it Playing godfather. By pretending that he has been invited to be godfather, the trickster makes an opportunity to steal the provisions stored by him and the dupe for the winter. When he returns on successive occasions he reports the name of the child as "Just Begun," "Half Done," etc "Owner has refused to accept it." A rascal steals a priest's watch. He tells the priest that he has stolen a watch and offers it to him as a payment for a past favor. The priest refuses to accept stolen goods. Commands the thief to return the watch to the owner. "But the owner has refused to accept it." "Then you may keep it." [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): K374. Grave robbing to secure obols in mouth of death.] Thieves steal chickens and have mock funeral to cover theft The thieving kiss. Trickster kisses pile of money, taking some in his mouth with every kiss Fire stolen by swallowing it and then escaping Host robs guest
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Escape by pretending to dance so as to be untied

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