Retrieving the buried treasure. Buried money is stolen. Blind owner pretends that he is going to bury more. Thief returns the money hoping to get all. Blind man recovers original treasure

Motif

Retrieving the buried treasure. Buried money is stolen. Blind owner pretends that he is going to bury more. Thief returns the money hoping to get all. Blind man recovers original treasure.

Deceptions. · Deceiver falls into own trap. · Deceiver falls into his own trap – miscellaneous incidents. · view the constellation · filed as K1667.1.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Childers
Italian Novella *Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Blind man gets back his stolen treasure by making thief expect a larger one.

Filed beside it

Blind man asks thief to invest a larger sum for him. The greedy thief puts back the stolen money hoping to get more. The blind man recovers his money

Carried in tale types

The Blind Man's Treasure · ATU 1617* 1 recorded variant

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