Accidental acquisition of treasure or money — Mythoi

Motif

Accidental acquisition of treasure or money.

Chance and fate. · Lucky accidents. · Other lucky accidents. · Accidental acquisition of treasure or money. · view the constellation · filed as N630

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2 finer motifs beneath it

The early pupil finds the gold. An innkeeper hears that education makes one rich and enters school. He is scolded for coming late. He comes very early and in twilight finds a purse of gold The triple tax. A poet is given by the king the right to demand a coin of the first hunchback he meets, from the first man of a certain name, and from the first man of a certain city. He sees a hunchback and demands the coin. A quarrel arises in which it appears that the hunchback also has the required name and residence. With each revelation the poet demands a new coin

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