Secret wealth betrayed by money left in borrowed money-scales

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Secret wealth betrayed by money left in borrowed money-scales.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Valuable secrets learned. · Secrets overheard. · view the constellation · filed as N478

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Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

SpanishBoggs FFC XC 70 No. 545C*
Missouri FrenchCarrière
India*Thompson-Balys
PhilippineFansler MAFLS XII 336, 338
Africa (Ekoi)Talbot 389.
general *Type 676
general *BP III 137ff.
general *Fb "skjæppe" III 275b

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Secret meat-eating betrayed by grease on mouth

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Secrets overheard from animal (demon) conversation Secret remedy overheard in conversation of animals (witches)Man transformed as ant, learns secret of freeing princess Conversation of objects overheard Overheard (human) conversation Enigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledge Secret physical peculiarity discovered by barber. (Midas.)Daughter lousing mother weeps and reveals secret King in disguise to learn secrets of his subjects Newborn babe reveals secret; then becomes silent Foolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc.). He is punished Secret name overheard by eavesdropper Secret of unique vulnerability disclosed Secret escapes with man's blood Secret learned by torture Giant unwittingly reveals span of life to dwarf, who is thus emboldened to attack him

Carried in tale types

The Forty Thieves · ATU 9542 recorded variants

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