Eyes exchanged for food. A starving man lets himself be blinded in return for food — Mythoi

Motif

Eyes exchanged for food. A starving man lets himself be blinded in return for food.

Ordaining the future. · Bargains and promises. · Other bargains. · view the constellation · filed as M225

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 613
general *BP II 468ff.
general **Christiansen FFC XXIV 46, 54
general *Fb "øje" III 1166b

Within the index

Filed under Other bargains.

1 finer motif beneath it

Horse, clothes, and members of rider's body exchanged for food

Filed beside it

Beheading bargain. Giant allows hero to cut off his head; he will cut off hero's later Man umpires dispute in exchange for guarantee of safety. Disputants, bear and tiger, agree not to eat him Blind promise (rash boon). Person grants wish before hearing it In return for magic shirt from girl hero is to stay in Ireland for three years. In return he claims her as wife Free keep in inn exchanged for good story Prince to give up life in exchange for learning a secret Three deformed witches invited to wedding in exchange for help Life spared in return for life-long service Bargain: woman rides naked through streets to obtain freedom for citizens. Godiva Peace bought for husband Bargain to save face Bargain: to divide all winnings Bargains and promises between mortals and supernatural beings. (Cf. M221, M222, M223.) Bargains between men and animals Covenant of friendship

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Serpent in stream demands pair of human eyes for drink of water. (Cf. M225.)

Carried in tale types

The Two Travelers · ATU 613 216 recorded variants

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