The boy "loses his sight." No butter on the bread

Motif

The boy "loses his sight." No butter on the bread.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · Practical retorts: hosts and guests. · view the constellation · filed as J1561.4.2

Cited in the index

general Type 1561*.

Within the index

Filed under Servant repays stingy master (mistress).

Filed beside it

Hostess says that she has no spoons. Otherwise she would be glad to give something to eat. A joker brings along the necessary spoons

Carried in tale types

A Cure for Nearsightedness (previously The Boy 'Loses his Sight') · ATU 1561* 1 recorded variant

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “butter” · wander