Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1615: The Heller Thrown into Other's Money

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1615: The Heller Thrown into Other's Money

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A rascal sees robbers dividing their booty. He puts a red string through his only coin (a heller) and slips it into the others' money. He claims the money as his, and says he has marked it with a heller having a red string through it. The robbers…

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