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- The Rabbit-herd

With the help of his magic pipe he calls the rabbits together. He wins the hand of the princess. I. Task: Herding Rabbits. A king offers the princess as a prize to the man who can herd his rabbits (goats). He has a pipe with which he can call the animals back. II. Youngest Brother's Success. (a) Two elder brothers are unkind to an old woman and fail, but the youngest is kind and receives a pipe with which he can assemble the animals. III. Bargains for Magic Pipe. (a) In the attempt to buy the pipe from him the princess or the queen kisses him, (b) or lies with him; or (c) the king kisses a horse's rump. IV. A Sack of Lies. (a) Before finally granting him the princess, the king orders the boy to tell a sack of lies. (b) He begins to tell until the king (queen) makes him stop and gives him the princess. - Adapted from Christiansen Norske Eventyr.

T68

H335

H1112

D1441.1.2

L13

B845

N821

N825

K1358

K1288

H1045

K1271.1.1

L161

I. T68. Princess offered as prize. H335. Tasks assigned suitors. Bride as prize for accomplishment. H1112. Task: herding rabbits. D1441.1.2. Magic pipe calls animals together.
II. Q2. Kind and unkind. L13. Compassionate youngest son. B845. Wild animals herded. N821. Help from little man. N825. Old person as helper.
III. K1358. Woman kisses (lies with) hero in return for his magic whistle. K1288. King induced to kiss horse's rump: trickster then threatens to tell.
IV. H1045. Task: filling a sack full of lies (truths). K1271.1.1. The bag of lies: threat to tell of queen's adultery. L161. Lowly hero marries princess.

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*BP III 267ff. (Grimm No. 165 incident C)

DF XLV 134 No. 7

Arts et Traditions Populaires I 274

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