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Motif

Blind men duped into fighting: money to be divided. Trickster says that he is giving one of them money to be divided with the others. Gives it to none. They quarrel and fight. (Cf. K1883.6.)

Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Persons duped into injuring each other. · view the constellation · filed as K1081.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 1577*
  • Russian Andrejev No 1577I*
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda.
  • general *Wesselski Gonnella 126 No. 21
  • general *Bédier Fabliaux 447
Within the index

Filed under Blind men duped into fighting.

1 finer motif beneath it
"I don't believe you have a gold coin." Trickster handed money by each of four blind beggars, each thinking that member of group speaks
Filed beside it
Blind men duped into fighting: stolen meat. The trickster steals one piece of meat. The blind accuse each other and fight Blind men duped into fighting: strings leading to water removed
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Invisible man eats bread and boy and girl quarrel. Each thinks other had eaten bread
Carried in tale types

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