Volksverhaaltypen
Items in de Volksverhaaltypen collectie
Items in de Volksverhaaltypen collectie
The Theft of Fish
The fox plays dead; a man throws him on his wagon of fish. The fox throws the fish off and carries them away. The wolf imitates and is caught.
The Fox Steals the Basket
The rabbit plays dead. The girl lays her basket down to pick up the rabbit. The fox steals the basket.
Rabbit (Wolf) Makes Hole in Basket
and steals cheese.
The Tail-Fisher
The bear (wolf) is persuaded to fish with his tail through a hole in the ice. His tail freezes fast. When he is attacked and tries to escape, he loses his tail.
The Buried Tail
Dupe's tail is buried or hair tied. He is then attacked.
Basket tied to Wolf's Tail
and filled with stones. Wolf persuaded that it is filled with fish.
Bear Persuaded to Jump over Fire
three times. Basket of rocks tied to his tail. He loses his tail.
Wolf (Bear) Persuaded to Turn in Wind
so that his tail of flax is burned.
Sham Blood and Brains
The fox covers his head with buttermilk (blood, urine, etc.) and says that his brains have been knocked out. Frightens the bear.
The Bear Throws Hens to the Fox
As he throws them from the roof-beam, he falls into the room and is beaten. The fox pretends to have received even worse punishment.
Carrying the Sham-Sick Trickster
The fox shams sickness and is carried by the wolf. Cf. Type 72.
Fox Pollutes Wolf who is Carrying Him
Says that cones are dropping from the trees.
Biting the Foot
The fox to the bear, who is biting his foot: »You are biting the tree root.» The bear lets loose.
Animal Captor Persuaded to Talk
and release victim from his mouth.Usually cock and fox, fox and wolf, or mouse and cat. Cf. Type 61A.
The Wolf Catches a Goose
and the fox a chicken. Fox asks wolf: »Where did you get that goose?» Wolf answers and goose flies out of his mouth. Fox avoids answering wolf and keeps chicken.
The Calling of Three Tree Names
The bear and the fox wager as to which can name three trees first. The bear names different varieties of the same tree. The fox wins the wager.
"Painting" on the Haycock
The bear (wolf) wants to be painted like the birds. The fox persuades him to lie on a haycock and sets fire to it.
The Fox Summons the Animals to the Reindeer Slaughter
and scares them away.
The Fox Burns his Eyes
and trades them for the eyes of a tree .
The Bear Catches a Reindeer
the animals shoot it; the fox drives them away.
False Beauty-doctor
The trickster pretends to make the dupe beautiful. Injures him.
The Unjust Partner
In the field and in the stable. The bear works: the idle fox cheats the bear.
In the Stable the Bear Threshes
The fox pretends to hold up the roof so that it will not fall on the bear's head.
In the Division of the Crop the Fox Takes the Corn
the bear the more bulky chaff. At the mill the fox's grain makes a different sound from the bear's. Cf. Type 1030.