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

1624: Thief's Excuse: the Big Wind

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1624: Thief's Excuse: the Big Wind

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A vegetable thief is caught in a garden. Owner: How did you get into the garden? A wind blew me in. How were the vegetables uprooted? If the wind is strong enough to blow me in, it can uproot them. How did they get into your bag? That is what I was…

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