Theft from blind person — Mythoi

Motif

Theft from blind person.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K333

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Maori Clark 160
Hawaii Beckwith Myth 230
Tuamotu Stimson MS (T-G. 3/931).
general Oceanic (New Zealand, Tahiti, Mangaia, Hawaii, Melanesia, Micronesia, Indonesia): Dixon 46, 59, 65

Within the index

Filed under Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Blind Dupe. A blind man's arrow is aimed for him by his mother (or wife) who deceives him into thinking that he has missed his aim. She eats the slain game herself Theft from three old women who have but a single eye among them. The hero seizes their eye Buzzard steals coyote's eyes, while he is throwing them up in the air Blind beggar overheard telling that his money is kept in a stick. Thief exchanges sticks Theft by blinding with pepper

Filed beside it

Man gulled into giving up his clothes Goods stolen while owner sleeps Theft by making owner drunk Owner gives up goods through flattery Thief frightens owner from goods House filled with smoke so that owner gives trickster lodging Oversalting food of giant so that he must go outside for water. Meantime his goods are stolen Thief ties owner's hair while he escapes with goods Owner's interest distracted while goods are stolen Thief as umpire in contest. Three men are quarreling over the possession of a rescued girl. The umpire will give her to the one who soonest returns with the arrow he shoots. While they run, he takes the girl Thief advises owner to go away; meantime steals the goods Owner persuaded that his goods are spoiled. (Cf. K355.) Sympathetic helper robbed Thief trusted to guard goods Cozening. Trickster's claim of relationship causes owner to relax vigilance. Goods stolen Trickster causes owner and another to fight over goods. Meantime he steals it

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