ATU 1525D Theft by Distracting Attention

ATU 1525D

Theft by Distracting Attention

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Anecdotes And Jokes · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Thief distracts attention by apparently hanging (stabbing) himself. 1 variant
Shoes dropped to distract owner's attention. The thief drops two shoes in different places and steals a ram while the shepherd goes after the shoes. 1 variant
Animal's cry imitated to distract owner's attention from his goods. Meantime rascal steals an animal. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.