Related 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. ');"><sup>28</sup></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).' ');"><sup>29</sup></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,
Tosefta Ketubot
A thief who took from this one and gave to that one—whatever he took is taken, whatever he gave is given. A robber who took from this one and gave to that one—whatever he took is taken, whatever he gave is given. If the Jordan [river] took from this one and gave to this one—whatever it took is taken, whatever it gave is given. If a river carried off trees, stones or beams from this one and gave [them] to this one—if the owner despaired [of getting this property back] then they are his [the finder's]; but if the owner is in pursuit after them, or they are in another place [and thus had no way to know that their property was carried off by the river], then they belong to the owner.
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