Beschrijving
A man hides himself three times (in the belly of the fish, etc.). (Sometimes combined with Types 301 or 313.)
I. The Task. (a) A princess (devil) assigns her suitors the task of hiding themselves. (b) She has magic windows that give her magic sight. (c) Unsuccessful suitors have their heads placed on stakes before her palace.
II. Youngest Brother Undertakes Task. After his elder brothers have lost their lives the youngest undertakes the task. (b) He receives the help of grateful animals or (c) of an old man.
III. Accomplishment. (a) After hiding himself through the animal's help in a raven's egg and in the belly of a fish and being discovered, the hero is turned into an insect (or the like) under the princess' hair; in her anger she breaks her magic window. (b) He is disenchanted and they marry.
Motief
H321
D1323.3
H901.1
L13
D684
H982
N825.2
D641
D700
L161
Commentaar
I. H321. Suitor test: hiding from princess. She has magic sight. D1323.3. Magic clairvoyant windows. Twelve, each more powerful than the next. H901.1. Heads placed on stakes for failure in performance of task.
II. L13. Compassionate youngest son. D684. Transformation by helpful animals. H982. Animals help man perform task. N825.2. Old man helper.
III. D641. Transformation to reach difficult place D700. Disenchantment. L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
II. L13. Compassionate youngest son. D684. Transformation by helpful animals. H982. Animals help man perform task. N825.2. Old man helper.
III. D641. Transformation to reach difficult place D700. Disenchantment. L161. Lowly hero marries princess.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
**Ingrid Hartmann Das Meerhäschen: eine vergleichende Märchenuntersuchung (Dies. Göttingen), 1953
*Rörich Deutsches Jahrbuch fur Volkskunde II 285f.
*BP III 365 (Grimm No. 191)
Carmen Roy La Littérature orale en Gaspésie 222.