“You Shall See me a Little While Longer.” A clergyman makes a bet with one member of his congregation that he will be able to empty a jug of wine during his sermon without being observed by the congregation (an alcoholic clergyman depends on his…
“You, or your Brother?” A fool meets two people and asks one of them, “Are you you or your brother?” [J2234]. In other versions the fool asks which is the man and which is the woman. Or he meets a man and asks him, “Was it you who died recently, or…
(a) Op een schip bemand met 15 Turken en 15 christenen ontstaat hongersnood. De Turken denken erover om de christenen overboord te gooien en andersom. De kapitein, een christen, stelt voor de helft van de bemanning overboord te werpen, aan te wijzen…
4 The Youth in the Bee Hive. A boy (thief, boaster, fool, Eulenspiegel, couple) hides (falls asleep drunk) in an empty bee hive. Two thieves come at night to steal the bees and weigh all the hives. Believing that the heaviest is the best, they carry…
A Bat, a Diver, and a Thornbush Shipwrecked. A bat, a thornbush and a diving bird want to be business partners. The bat lends money, the thornbush puts on clothes, and the diving bird brings leather. All are shipwrecked, but survive. Since then the…
A Bridge (Road) of Carcasses (previously Building a Bridge or Road). An ogre orders a man to build a bridge (road) not of wood, stone, iron, or earth. The man slaughters all the ogre’s livestock and builds the bridge out of their carcasses [K1441].
A Careless Word Summons the Devil [C12]. This miscellaneous type comprises various tales in which someone uses the word devil carelessly, or carelessly utters a curse (e.g. “The devil will get you!”). The curse becomes true and the devil appears…
A Cat Transformed to a Maiden Runs after a Mouse. A cat (weasel) is transformed into a woman so she can marry a young man, but she continues to chase mice [J1908.2]. Cf. Type 217.
A Clergyman Asks for the Way. A clergyman asks a boy the way to the next village. He also warns the boy not to smoke, or he will not go to heaven. The boy replies that if the clergyman knows the way to heaven, he must surely know the way to the next…