ATU 1692 The Stupid Thief

ATU 1692

The Stupid Thief

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

Numskull brings about his own capture. 1 variant
Foolish thief cooks food and awakens household. 1 variant
Foolish thief asks help of owner. Caught. (Cf. J2223.) 1 variant
Thieving numskull beats drum (blows trumpet, etc.) he finds in outhouse. Caught. 1 variant
Numskull told to steal something heavy brings millstone. 1 variant
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. 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.