Beschrijving
The children promised to the water-spirit. The maiden wife of the water-spirit (devil). At his advice she feigns sickness and sends her brother for a remedy (or the like) [K2212.0.2]. Imprisoned animals break loose and save the boy. See analysis under Type 590. Frequent as introduction to Type 300.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
Ranke Schleswig-Holsteinische Volksmärchen 185
*Delarue p. 268.