Wood is Carried Down the Hill. Fools carry a heavy tree trunk (millstone) down a hill. On the way, they drop the trunk and it rolls the rest of the way down. When they notice that the job is much easier this way, they carry the trunk back up the…
a) Een man, (a1) vrouw, (b) wil voor zijn onhandige oude vader een houten bord maken, (b1) geeft deze te eten uit een houten bakje, (b2) geeft haar vader te eten en drinken uit houten gerei, (b3) te drinken uit een houten nap, (c) hiertoe aangezet…
Words in a Foreign Language Thought to be Insults. An ignorant man (woman) mistakes polite words from a foreign language (e.g. pardon, merci) for insults [J1802] (he gets a wrong translation of these words from a jester). In some variants, the…
Wrestling Contest (with Old Grandfather). An ogre (giant, devil) challenges a man (boy, farmer) to a wrestling contest. The man sends his “grandfather” (“brother”, “uncle”) – a bear – instead. The ogre loses [K12.2].
The ogre squeezes the man so that his eyes bulge out. The ogre: »Why do you glare so?» »I am looking to see where to throw you.» The ogre flees. [K12.1].
Wrestling Contest. An ogre (giant, magician, dragon, demon, bear) and a man (Gypsy, famous wrestler) have a wrestling contest. The ogre squeezes the man so hard that his eyes bulge out. When the ogre asks him why he is staring, the man answers that…
He falls in love with a common girl, who refuses to marry him till he has learned some trade. He learns basketwork end later is obliged to live by this trede. Cf. Type 888A*.