Beschrijving
Rescue by the Sister, who deceives the ogre into carrying the girls in a sack (chest) back to their home. Cf. Types 312, 1132.
I. The Forbidden Chamber. (a) Two sisters, one after the other, fall into an ogre's power, and are taken into a subterranean castle. (b) They are forbidden entrance into one room or (b1) to see souls in torment or (b2) to eat a human bone. (c) They disobey and an egg or key becomes bloody.
II. Punishment. The ogre kills them for disobedience.
III. Rescue by youngest sister. (a) The youngest sister finds the bodies
and (b) resuscitates them by putting their members together or (c) otherwise, and hides them.
VI. Carrying the Sacks. (a) The girls are put into sacks and the ogre is persuaded to carry the sacks home without looking into them.
V. Disguise as Bird (a) The youngest sister leaves a skull dressed as a bride to deceive the ogre. (b) She smears herself with honey and feathers and escapes as a strange bird.
VI. Punishment of the Murderer.
Rescue by the Sister, who deceives the ogre into carrying the girls in a sack (chest) back to their home. Cf. Types 312, 1132.
Motief
G400
R11.1
G81
T721.5
C611
C311.1.1
C227
C913
C920
R157.1
G551.2
E30
G501
G561
K525
K521.1
Q211
Commentaar
I. G400. Person falls into ogre's power. R11.1. Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre). G81. Unwitting marriage to cannibal T721.5. Subterranean castle. C611. Forbidden chamber. Person allowed to enter all chambers except one. C311.1.1. Tabu: looking at ghosts. C227. Tabu: eating human flesh. C913. Bloody key as sign of disobedience.
II. C920. Death for breaking tabu.
III. R157.1. Youngest sister rescues elder. G551.2. Rescue of sister from ogre by another sister. E30. Resuscitation by arrangement of members. E0. Resuscitation.
IV. G501. Stupid ogre. G561. Ogre tricked into carrying his prisoners home in bag on his own back.
V. K525. Escape by use of substituted object. K521.1. Escape by dressing in animal (bird, human) skin.
VI. Q211. Murder punished.
II. C920. Death for breaking tabu.
III. R157.1. Youngest sister rescues elder. G551.2. Rescue of sister from ogre by another sister. E30. Resuscitation by arrangement of members. E0. Resuscitation.
IV. G501. Stupid ogre. G561. Ogre tricked into carrying his prisoners home in bag on his own back.
V. K525. Escape by use of substituted object. K521.1. Escape by dressing in animal (bird, human) skin.
VI. Q211. Murder punished.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
*BP I 398 (Grimm Nos. 46, 66), III 483
**Christiansen in Thompson Festschrif} 24ff.
*Anderson Novelline No. 80
*Lo Nigro 30
Coffin 8