A man going on a journey changes clothes on the way with another man. Latter is found drowned, and is buried as the first man. The first man's wife is to be re-married by the priest and is to give the priest a pig as payment. The priest sends his…
The stingy parson does not want to give anyone a part of his pig, which he has just slaughtered. The sexton advises him to hang the pig up in the garden overnight so as to make everyone think it has been stolen. The sexton steals it himself.…
Thieves steal a sheep or turnips. The lame parson has himself carried by the sexton. The sexton hears the thieves in the cemetery cracking nuts and thinks it is the devil cracking bones. With the gouty parson on his back he comes upon the thieves…
Dispute over the booty. Summoned to court. In return for the cow and money, the sexton agrees to get them free. Tells the whole story. Then says, »Just then I waked up» [J1155]. They are freed. Cf. Type 1364.
The priest grants to the sexton the offerings brought by all women whom the priest has loved. The priest always calls out »Take» when these women offer. The sexton's own wife comes. The priest calls out »Take!» (Cf. Q384.) [K1541].
A friend brings lobsters to a priest. They are said to turn black if cooked by a maiden, otherwise red. They turn red, and the servant girl charges him with having revealed their affair.
The parson has illicit relations with the maid. The sexton falls from his hiding place into the brewing-vat. The parson and maid think it is the devil and flee [K1271.1.4]. The sexton gets the beer [K335]. Cf. Type 1360.
An unmarried parson staying overnight wants to visit the peasant's daughter. Has realistic dream: and wanders about in his sleep and gets into embarrassing position.
On the hunting trip. Overnight at the peasant's house. In the night the parson hunts the porridge to satisfy his hunger. (The sexton has given him the end of a rope to guide him) [X431]. Cf. Type 1691.
The servant fools the priest out of a large sum of money for the supposed education of a dog. Later on tells him that he has slain the dog because it enquired: »Does our Rector still keep relations with Barbara?» - »It is well you have slain him - a…
A mercenary lover makes the parson's wife believe that chickens can be taught to talk [J1882.1]. At her request, he undertakes to hatch out hen's eggs and receives large amounts of corn to feed them. When the chickens hatch, he declares that they…
The priest made sick of his bargain. A poor man in return for a steer gets permission from the priest to speak three words at the burial of his enemy, the rich man. Priest: »From the earth are you come.» Man: »Now the steer is dead.» Priest: »In the…