Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K335.1.2.2 — Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man

K335.1.2.2
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
0
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man. Type 1654**; DeVries Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche Taal- en Letterkunde XLV 213; *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 211 No. 429; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1654*, 1654A; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV No. 1654*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1654*; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 130 No. 1532, 137 No. 1654*, 142 No. 1716*; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.

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