Secret formula for opening treasure mountain overheard from robbers (Open Sesame)

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Secret formula for opening treasure mountain overheard from robbers (Open Sesame).

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Valuable secrets learned. · Secrets overheard. · view the constellation · filed as N455.3

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Scholars’ trail — 6references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Missouri FrenchCarrière
SpanishEspinosa Jr. No. 144
IndiaThompson-Balys
HawaiiBeckwith Myth 339.
general *Type 676
general *BP III 137ff.

Within the index

Filed under Overheard (human) conversation.

Filed beside it

Overheard boast about hidden money brings about robbery Robbers' plans overheard: owner warned King overhears girl's boast as to what she should do as queen. Marries her Secret remedies learned from green-clad woman Husband learns of wife's fidelity through conversation overheard Secret about prince's father learned by eavesdropper from his mother's talking to him Friend lingering in the kitchen learns of friend's distress and helps him Location of sought object learned from overheard conversation By hiding, stupid son overhears conversation and claims magic power for bamboo cup Servant overhearing conversation realizes the misery of his employment Men hear father threaten to marry daughters to first comers

Carried in tale types

The Forty Thieves · ATU 9542 recorded variants
King Serves his Future Wife · ATU 879*1 recorded variant

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