Stolen goods left in suitor's room. Impoverished lover falsely accused so as to be rid of him

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Stolen goods left in suitor's room. Impoverished lover falsely accused so as to be rid of him.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Thief escapes detection. · view the constellation · filed as K401.3

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Filed under Blame for theft fastened on dupe.

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Thief accuses his companion of having stolen the gold they have both stolen Dupe's food eaten and then blame fastened on him. Trickster eats the common food supply and then by smearing the mouth of the sleeping dupe with the food escapes the blame Stolen goods taken to dupe's house so that he is accused Thief makes believe that he has been robbed of money entrusted to him Thief successfully accuses owner of having stolen property he covets

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