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Motif

Person being robbed deceives robbers and calls help. (Cf. K551.5.)

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Thief loses his goods or is detected. · view the constellation · filed as K432

Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
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Filed under Thief loses his goods or is detected.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Clever woman being robbed makes excuse for screaming and summoning help Owner pretends to help burglars to divide booty: handles weights so loudly that police are summoned
Filed beside it
Robber mistakenly carries off worthless goods and leaves valuable Thief rendered helpless by magic Stolen object magically returns to owner Thief condemned when witnesses of theft are able to find the stolen goods King's daughter put into brothel to catch thief Apparently dead woman revives when thief tries to steal from her grave Clever animal betrays thief Magic statue betrays a thief by indirection. He has threatened to smash the head of the magic statue if it betrays him. The statue says, "Whoever would tell the truth now is likely to have his head smashed." Mouse's tail in mouth of sleeping thief causes him to cough up swallowed magic ring Child's curiosity exposes thief. Thief steals pig. Slaughters it together with one of his own and takes both to market. Puts little pig inside large one to avoid paying tax on two. Boy notices three hind legs. Thief is caught Clever girl discovers robber and cheats him Child's song incriminates thief Blind thief trying to steal dates from withered tree killed by slipping of rope Robber overcome Thief loses his goods or is detected – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Girl makes toilet and calls help. When she sees robber under her bed she pretends not to see him and combs her hair at the window. She says, "When I am married my husband will come home from the tavern and seize me by the hair and I shall cry: "Help!" Rescue comes

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