Mishnah for Bava Metzia 42:17

תא שמע הגנב שנטל מזה ונתן לזה וכן גזלן שנטל מזה ונתן לזה

But if so, the same should apply to [whole figs in] the first part [of the Mishnah]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As olives can also be identified by their colour and shape. ');">²⁸</span> — R. papa answered: Figs become filthy when they [drop to the ground].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is why the owner abandons them at once and they become public property. According to another version the translation would be, 'Figs change colour when they drop, (and cannot therefore be identified).' ');">²⁹</span> Come and hear: If a thief takes from one and gives to another, or if a robber takes from one and gives to another,

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