Beschrijving
The Man who Fell Out of a Balloon. A man is carried to heaven in a balloon (by a bird [X1258.1] (cf. Type 1881), in an airplane). He tries to climb back down to earth on a rope (of sand, flax, chaff [X1757, cf. Type 1889E), but the rope is too short (breaks). The man falls and becomes stuck in the ground up to his neck. He runs home to get an axe (spade) to dig himself out [X1731.2.1] (cf. X1733.1). Cf. Type 1882A, 1962.
Motief
X1258.1
X1757
X1731.2.1
X1733.1
Commentaar
Popular Münchhausen tale (Münchhausen, ch. 6).
Combinaties
This type is usually combined with one or more other types, esp. 852, 1174, 1881, 1889, 1889E, 1889F, 1890, 1900, 1920C, 1960A, and 1960G.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1882
Subgenre
mop