Long ago the land of Erin was under great pain, under the tyranny of cruel Bres. Great men were given menial work. Dagda, the great god, had to dig ditches. He was forced to share his food with an idle blind man named Cridenbel as well. When Cridenbel complained to the king that his share in the food was small the king forced Dagda to give a large share of food while he had the smaller ration. Being a large man, Dagda's health began to wane with hunger.
One day, Angus Og the Wise found Dagda digging trench and suffering. Angus advised Dagda to put three gold coins into Cridenbel's share of the meal. The blind man died because of it, and Dagda was arrested for poisoning Cridenbel.
Dagda told Bres that he was innocent, that he had only given the blind man some coins. Bres warned Dagda that he would die if no coins were found in Cridenbel's stomach. Cridenbel's belly was cut open and three gold coins were found. So Dagda was acquitted of charge of murder. And the Tuatha bided their time; one day Bres would fall.
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