Beschrijving
The rabbit, who has been stealiug fruit from a garden, is captured by means of a tarbaby, an image with tar. The rabbit tries to make the tarbaby talk and finally becomes so angry that he strikes it. He sticks to the tarbaby and is captured. Usually followed by briar-patch punishment for rabbit. (Cf. Type 1310.)
Motief
K741
K581.2
Commentaar
K741. Capture by tarbaby. K581.2. Briar-patch punishment for rabbit.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
**Espinosa JAFL XLIII 129, LVI 31ff.
*Espinosa FL (1930)
**Espinosa II 163-227
**Cline American Literature II 72ff.
**Parsons FL XXX 227, JAFL XXXV 330
Dähnhardt IV 26
*Taylor JAOS LXIV 4ff.
Brown Scientiftc Monthly XV 228
Coffin 55
Werner Folklore X 282