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.)

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

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

LithuanianBalys Index No. 1577*
RussianAndrejev 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

Invisible man eats bread and boy and girl quarrel. Each thinks other had eaten bread

Carried in tale types

Blind Men Duped into Fighting · ATU 15771 recorded variant

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