Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K1635 — Partnership of Honesty and Fraud: Fraud loses

K1635
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
0
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Partnership of Honesty and Fraud: Fraud loses. Fraud has cheated his partner, Honesty. They hire a housekeeper. Fraud is to have use of her right side, Honesty of her left. The left side is of little use. Fraud falls in love with her and pays Honesty double all his losses to relinquish his rights. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 99 No. 837, Keller.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

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