Thief hoping to gain bigger booty, loses smaller — Mythoi

Motif

Thief hoping to gain bigger booty, loses smaller.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Thief loses his goods or is detected. · view the constellation · filed as K421.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Robber mistakenly carries off worthless goods and leaves valuable.

Filed beside it

Thieves directed to a hornet's nest as supposed money hiding place Two cheats exchange articles as genuine and both find themselves cheated. (Cf. K306.)

Carried in tale types

The Blind Man's Treasure · ATU 1617* 1 recorded variant

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