μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man scolds his ass and frightens robber away. While the man is absent from his ass the robber steals the man's coat. The ass brays and the man scolds him. The robber thinking he is discovered flees and leaves the coat.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Other lucky accidents. · Accidental discovery of crime. · view the constellation · filed as N612.1

Cited in the index
  • general Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin I 224 No. 62.
Within the index

Filed under Numskull talks to himself and frightens robbers away.

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