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Motifs — first 20 of 322
- God as thief. A177
- Lake bursts forth to drown thief. A920.1.3
- Why dog barks after thief. A2426.1.5
- Why wolf is thief. A2455.1
- Why swallow is thief. A2455.2
- Why raven is thief. Because he has none of ten commandments and carries a black stamp on his breast. A2455.3
- Why wolverine is a thief. A2455.5
- Thief lives alone with 20 cats that help him keep intruders away. B292.6.1
- Animals recover lost wishing ring. Grateful cat, dog, and snake compel mouse to steal it from thief. B548.1
- Tabus of a thief. C572
- Stolen magic object stolen back by helpful cat and dog. They steal the ring from the thief's mouth. D882.1.1
- Thief forced to vomit up stolen magic object. D884
- Divining rod points to house of thief. D1314.2.3
- Magic dice give warning. Tell their master, a thief, when to seek safety (Cf. D1284.) D1317.8
- Food sticks in thief's throat and betrays him. (Cf. D1030.) D1318.7.1.2
- Magic cloth betrays thief. Calls out, telling who is wearing it. D1318.8.1
- Witch (wizard) reveals name of thief. D1817.0.1.1
- Wizard compels thief to return stolen property. D1817.0.1.3
- Wizard compels thief to deliver stolen property in person to the owner. D1817.0.1.3.1
- Wizard shows form or shadow or picture of thief. (Cf. D1323.1, D1821.3.7.1.) D1817.0.1.4
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1341 Fools Warn Thief what Not to Steal
- ATU 1341A* Thief as Dog
- ATU 1341D The Thief and the Moonlight
- ATU 1525 The Master Thief [K301]
- ATU 1525A Tasks for a Thief (previously Theft of Dog, Horse, Sheet, or Ring)
- ATU 1525G The Thief in Disguise (previously The Thief Assumes Disguises)
- ATU 1525K* Awarding the Stolen Property (previously Umpire Awards his own Stolen Coat to Thief)
- ATU 1529 Thief as Donkey (previously Thief Claims to have been Transformed into a Horse)
- ATU 1624 Thief's Excuse: The Big Wind
- ATU 1634E* Throwing the Thief over the Fence