Motif
blind elder deceived by simulated weather
blind_elder_deceived_by_simulated_weather
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Staged Deceptions and Feigned Conditions. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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celtic irish
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Gods and Fighting Men CHAPTER III. THE LAST OF THE GREAT MEN / BOOK ELEVEN: OISIN AND PATRICK. / CHAPTER I. OISIN'S STORY / CHAPTER II. OISIN IN PATRICK'S HOUSE; lines 14547-14650 confidence: high
When Oisin has no sight left, he nightly carries one of the serving-men on his shoulders to inspect the cattle.
After Oisin loses sight, servants falsely describe storms and one dashes water on him to make him think it is raining, but he discovers the night is quiet.
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