Blind man gets back his stolen treasure by making thief expect a larger one — Mythoi

Motif

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

Deceptions. · Deceiver falls into own trap. · Deceiver falls into his own trap – miscellaneous incidents. · view the constellation · filed as K1667.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Literary Crystallization Ulysses , 12 Cyclops

Within the index

Filed under Unjust banker deceived into delivering deposits by making him expect even larger. In order to make the impression of honesty he delivers the one chest of money. The ten chests which he then receives are filled with stones.

2 finer motifs beneath it

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 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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