[1] There are numerous stories about the baobhan sith with a general theme of hunters being attacked in the wilderness at night.
In "the" tale recorded by Mackenzie, there were four men who went hunting and took shelter for the night in a lonely shieling or hut.
Each of the men said he wished his own sweetheart were there that night, but one of them, named Macphee, who was accompanied by his black dog, said he preferred his wife to remain at home.
At that moment a group of young women entered the cave, and the men who had wished for their sweethearts were killed.
[2][4] One recurring motif in these stories is that the baobhan sith appear almost immediately after the hunters express their desire for female companionship.