Thieves directed to a hornet's nest as supposed money hiding place — Mythoi

Motif

Thieves directed to a hornet's nest as supposed money hiding place.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Thief loses his goods or is detected. · view the constellation · filed as K421.2

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

Thief hoping to gain bigger booty, loses smaller Two cheats exchange articles as genuine and both find themselves cheated. (Cf. K306.)

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