Man in despair preparing to hang himself finds treasure in the tree (beam).
Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Treasure trove. · Discovery of treasure. · view the constellation · filed as N545.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3623
- Italian Novella *Rotunda.
Carried in tale types
- The Treasure Behind the Nail (previously The Treasure of the Hanging Man) · ATU 910D 1 recorded variant
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