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

Motif

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

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

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general Type 2005*.

Within the index

Filed under Jokes about tailors. (Cf. P441.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

Thievish tailor cuts a piece of his own coat Thieving tailor can hide stolen cloth even in needle-and-thread tube

Filed beside it

Tailor always associated with goat Tailors cowards as warriors: go home to their needles. (Cf. W121.)

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