a sly merchant in colorful robes pretends to accidentally drop a small pouch while walking past a wealthy-looking customer. The merchant quickly bends down and picks up the pouch, then approaches the customer claiming he saw them drop it. The customer looks confused but accepts the pouch, not realizing it contains worthless stones instead of the gold coins they expect. Meanwhile, the merchant has already pickpocketed the customer's real coin purse during the distraction. Other marketplace visitors continue shopping in the background, unaware of the clever deception taking place. a cunning stratagem being used to deceive someone