Motif
theft exposed by a decoy object
theft_exposed_by_a_decoy_object
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Hidden Wrongdoing Exposed. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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More Jataka Tales XIX PRINCE WICKED AND THE GRATEFUL ANIMALS / XX BEAUTY AND BROWNIE / XXI THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG / THE GIRL MONKEY AND THE STRING OF PEARLS; lines 166-262 confidence: high
The chief guard buys bright-colored glass beads and has the guards hang them on low bushes in the garden after dark.
The chief guard uses bright glass beads as decoys, prompting the thief to reveal the stolen pearls.
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