Thievish tailor cuts a piece of his own coat

Motif

Thievish tailor cuts a piece of his own coat.

Humor. · Humor of social classes. · Humor dealing with tradesmen. · Jokes about tailors. · view the constellation · filed as X221.1

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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general Type 2005**
general Nouvelles Récréations No. 46.

Within the index

Filed under Oversight of the thievish tailor. Sews the stolen piece of cloth on the outside of his coat, thinking that it is on the inside.

Filed beside it

Thieving tailor can hide stolen cloth even in needle-and-thread tube

Carried in tale types

The Stolen Piece of Cloth (previously The Oversight of the Thievish Tailor) · ATU 1574A1 recorded variant

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