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- Animal as confederate of adulterous wife. B598
- Boar as confederate of adulterous wife. B598.1
- Deer as confederate of adulterous wife. B598.2
- Ghost as confederate of man. E379.4
- Hero's confederate slows down princess with his breath. Extraordinary blower blows against her so that she is retarded and loses race. H331.5.1.1.1
- Husband made to believe that his house has moved during his absence. The wife and her confederates transform the house into an inn with tables, signs, drinkers, etc. The husband cannot find his house. J2316
- Numskull as thief: tries to carry off grinding-stone when told by confederates to bring out heavy things. Told to bring shiny things; brings out looking glass. J2461.1.7.1
- Sham dead man brought in sack by confederate. Is killed by his intended victim. K311.1.1
- Thief frightens priest as the latter crosses cemetery. Meanwhile a confederate steals his chickens. K335.0.5.2
- Owner's attention distracted by man fishing in street. Meanwhile the man's confederates rob the dupe. K341.11
- Thief steals pastries while confederate makes a purchase. K341.15.1
- Man stands on pillory to attract attention. Confederate picks pockets of men who come to jeer. K341.24
- Theft by confederate. K365
- Confederate allows self to be sold as slave. K365.1
- The thieving guests. Rent a room at an inn and empty the mattresses of feathers, take fire wood, etc. Throw goods out of the window where confederate picks it up. K365.2
- Thief's confederate cuts off own arm to furnish alibi for family's grief. (Previously he had severed father's or brother's head to escape detection.) K407.2.1
- Thief presents alibi. Plays all night for dance while confederate commits actual theft. K411
- Disguised robber in night-lodging tries to pull up confederate on rope: princess discovers him and catches him. K434.2
- Unjust umpire as trickster's confederate. (Cf. K455.7.) K451
- Unjust umpire decides a religious dispute. His confederate thus wins an absurd wager. K451.1