Thief escapes detection – miscellaneous.
Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Thief escapes detection. · view the constellation · filed as K419
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Thief cannot remember whom he delivered the goods to. Though he has eaten the food trusted to him, he claims to have delivered it, but cannot remember the person who opened the door Thief avoids detection by disguising as a woman Umpire awards his own stolen coat to thief Stolen bacon offered to the owner. Making off with bacon, thief accidentally enters farmer's living-room. Boldly says: "Master, the devil from hell sends you bacon." The farmer: "Take yourself off to hell with the bacon." Thief paints horse black on one side and leaves other side white. Hoodwinked guardians make conflicting report of theft Husks replaced in granary so theft of grain is unnoticed Goldsmith as thief in king's treasury. Makes golden human figure and says it is a corpse. Gets by guards Thieves escape detection by carrying woman on bier and drowning her outcries with wailing Blame for theft fastened on inanimate objects Blame for theft fastened on fairies
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Blame for theft fastened on dupe The lamb without a heart. Accused of eating the lamb's heart, the thief maintains that it had no heart Thief claims to have been transformed into an ass. While the owner sleeps the thief steals his horse, hitches himself to the wagon, and claims that he is the horse transformed into a man Thief escapes by leaving animal's severed tail and claiming that the animal has escaped and left his tail Thief successfully claims that stolen goods are his own Stolen animal disguised as person so that thief may escape detection Severed limb prevents detection The stolen cow successively pawned. In one night a thief pawns a cow four times, always stealing it immediately and finally delivering it back to its owner Thief presents alibi. Plays all night for dance while confederate commits actual theft Detection of theft of bull escaped by putting boots on bull Thieves stretch chain across road and evade pursuers Quartered thief's body sewed together to escape detection Marked culprit marks everyone else and escapes detection Repentant thief pretends to have found stolen cow. Upbraids owner for not guarding her better Thief swallows stolen goods to escape detection The owner is duped by thief who gives him the task of solving a riddle about the theft just accomplished
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