Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
1525: The robber brothers
Variants
1525A. Stealing the Count's Horse, Sheet, and Parson
1525B. The Horse Stolen
The man pretends to show how the horse can be stolen. Really leads it away. [K341.8]. Cf. Types 1540, 1542.
1525C. The Traveller Watches the Man Fishing in the Street
Meanwhile the latter's confederates rob the traveler's wagon. [K341.11].
1525D. Theft by Distracting Attention
The ram is stolen when the thief distracts attention from himself (a) by laying out shoes separately (saber and sheath, knife and fork); the owner finds one and then searches for the other [K341.6], or (b) by apparently hanging himself in the woods…
1525E. The Thieves and their Pupil
They take turns in stealing from each other [K306]. In this way the pupil becomes the final winner [L142.1].
1525J. Thieves Cheated of their Booty
Trickster steals the goods. [K335.1].
1525K. Ubiquitous Beggar
In disguise obtains alms three times from the same person. [K1982].
1525M. Mak and the Sheep
Stolen sheep dressed as baby in cradle, so that thief may escape detection. [K406.2].
1525N. The Two Thieves Trick Each Other
Cf. 1525E, 1532.
I. The Exchange of Spurious Articles. (Example: one man has a pot of sand covered with ghi, the other a brass ring covered with gold. They exchange.) [J1516].
II. The Jobs Exchanged. One has to tend an unmanageable cow, the other to…
1525Q. The Two Thieves Married to the Same Woman
Two thieves are married to (are courting) the same woman. She promises to be the wife of the one who is the cleverest thief. Contest in thievery.
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