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- God of thieves. A457
- Ass insists upon payment of tithes. When stolen by thieves, the ass refuses to eat for three days because the thieves' provender has not been tithed. B259.1
- Tortoise and dog partners as thieves. B294.7
- Thieves cannot cross a river because the water suddenly becomes too hot for them. D1389.2.2
- Magic club brings thieves to master. (Cf. D1094.) D1427.6
- Wizard detects thieves by placing leaf from Bible under doorstep. The guilty ones stumble over doorstep. D1817.0.1.5
- Robber-proof house: thieves are petrified when they enter house for unlawful purposes; are fed and welcomed, otherwise. D2072.5
- Wild hunt harmful to thieves. E501.18.1.2
- Country of thieves and impostors. F709.3
- River rises to prevent escape of thieves. F932.8.3
- Task: ridding city of thieves. H1199.9
- Watch for thieves in the king's garden. H1471.1
- [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): J1085.1[b]. Priest with crucifix and club. Orders church thieves to replace stolen goods. When crucifix does not bring obedience he forces them with club.] J1085.1[b][1st ed.]
- Thieves tell judge walls of houses were so weak they could not resist temptation of breaking in. J1165.1
- King promises thieves pardon for confession: pleased with their cleverness. J1198.1
- The sheep's teeth. Two thieves caught with stolen sheep. One says that he told the other than sheep have lower teeth but no upper, and that they caught the sheep to see. J1391.3
- Owner advises thieves to return later. He is not yet in bed. J1392.2.1
- Thieves' nocturnal habits. J1394
- The man in place of a watch-dog. The master orders his serf to watch the manor at night in place of the dog. When the thieves come, the serf barks: "Dress, dress .... They take, take .... They lead, lead .... " The master does not understand the barking and pays no heed to it – is robbed of his property. J1511.12
- Thieves deceived by prearranged conversation which they overhear. (Cf. K420.) J1517
Tale types
- ATU 1525E Thieves Steal from One Another (previously The Thieves and their Pupil)
- ATU 1525J Thieves Cheated of their Booty
- ATU 1525Q The Two Thieves Married to the Same Woman
- ATU 1740B Thieves as Ghosts
- ATU 1860B Dying like Christ ' between Two Thieves
- ATU 201D* The Dog Barks at the Thieves
- ATU 954 The Forty Thieves