Beschrijving
The father put to a test recognizes his son. The son as horse, ring, etc. rescues himself from the power of his master.
I. Learning Magic. (a) A father gives his son to a magician to teach, (b) but must be able to recognize him in his animal form at the end of a year.
II. Magic Flight. The hero learns magic secretly and flees (a) in various forms or by means of magic obstacles.
III. Trick Sale of Son. (a) He has his father sell him as dog, ox, horse. (b) At last, he is sold to the magician to whom the father, contrary to instructions, also gives the bridle.
IV. (a) The boy succeeds in stripping off the bridle and (b) conquers the magician in a transformation combat (to hare, fish, bird, etc.) (c) Usually it happens that the prince has flown to a princess in the form of a bird and is hidden by her in the guise of a ring; the magician as physician of the sick king asks for the ring. As the princess throws the ring, a great number of grains of corn fall on the ground. When the magician as cock is about to eat the corn the youth becomes a fox and bites off the cock's head.—Adapted from BP.
Motief
D1711.0.1
S212
D1721
H62.1
H161
D671
D672
D612
K252
D100
C837
D722
D615.2
D610
D641.1
L142.2
Commentaar
I. D1711.0.1. Magician's apprentice. S212. Child sold to magician. D1721. Magic power from magician. H62.1. Recognition of person transformed to animal. H161. Recognition of transformed person among identical companions. Prearranged signals.
II. D671. Transformation flight. Fugitives transform themselves in order to escape detection by pursuer. D672. Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path.
III. D612. Protean safe: man sells youth in successive transformations. K252. Selling oneself and escaping. D100. Transformation: man to animal. C837. Tabu: loosing bridle in selling man transformed to horse. Disenchantment follows. D722. Disenchantment by taking off bridle. Man transformed to horse (ass) thus released.
IV. D615.2. Transformation contest between master and pupil. D610. Repeated transformation. Transformation into one form after another. D641.1. Lover as bird visits mistress. L142.2. Pupil surpasses magician.
II. D671. Transformation flight. Fugitives transform themselves in order to escape detection by pursuer. D672. Obstacle flight. Fugitives throw objects behind them which magically become obstacles in pursuer's path.
III. D612. Protean safe: man sells youth in successive transformations. K252. Selling oneself and escaping. D100. Transformation: man to animal. C837. Tabu: loosing bridle in selling man transformed to horse. Disenchantment follows. D722. Disenchantment by taking off bridle. Man transformed to horse (ass) thus released.
IV. D615.2. Transformation contest between master and pupil. D610. Repeated transformation. Transformation into one form after another. D641.1. Lover as bird visits mistress. L142.2. Pupil surpasses magician.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
**Cosquin Etudes 502ff.
*BP II 60 (Grimm No. 68)
Coffin 3.