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- The Two Travellers (Truth and Falsehood)

One puts out the other's eyes. The blind man overhears secrets under a tree (gallows) and recovers his sight. The wicked companion has his eyes put out or is killed. I. The Blinded Man. (a) Two travelers (brothers) dispute as to whether truth or falsehood (or whose religion) is the better and call on others to act as judges; the loser is robbed and (b) blinded; - or (c) a hungry traveler can not receive bread from his evil companion unless he lets his eyes be put out; - or (d) a traveler is robbed and blinded by his covetous companion. II. The Secrets. (a) The blinded man overhears a meeting of spirits or (b) animals and learns valuable secrets. III. Use of the Secrets. (a) By means of the secrets he restores his sight, cures a sick king (or princess), (c) opens a dried-up well, (d) brings a withered fruit tree to bearing, (e) unearths a treasure. IV. The Companion Punished. His victorious companion asks him how he acquired such wealth, attempts in the same way to deceive the spirits (animals), and is torn to pieces by them. - Adapted from BP.

N61

K451.1

N92

N2.3.3

S165

M225

F1045

G661.1

N452

N451.1

B253

H963

D1505.5

D2064.1

C940.1

V34.2

H346

H1193

F93

I. N61. Wager that falsehood is better than truth. K451.1. Unjust umpire decides a religious dispute. N92. Decision is left to first person to arrive. N2.3.3. Eyes wagered. S165. Mutilation: putting out eyes. M225. Eyes exchanged for food.
II. F1045. Night spent in tree. Hero goes into tree and spends the night. G661.1. Ogre's secret overheard from tree. N452. Secret remedy overheard in conversation of animals (witches). N451.1. Secrets of animals (demons) accidentally overheard from tree (bridge) hiding place. B253. Secrets discussed in animal meeting.
III. H963. Tasks performed by means of secrets overheard from tree. D1505.5. Magic water restores sight. D2064.1. Magic sickness because girl has thrown away her consecrated wafer. C940.1. Princess's secret sickness from breaking tabu. V34.2. Princess sick because toad has swallowed her consecrated wafer. H346. Princess given to man who can heal her. H1193. Task: causing dry spring to flow. F933.2. Dry spring restored by removal of certain stone. N452.1. Remedy for lack of water in certain place overheard from conversation of animals (demons). N552.1.1. Reason for withering of tree overheard in conversation of animals (demons). D1563.2.1. Magic chain renders orchard barren. D2101. Treasure magically discovered. H1181. Task: raising a buried treasure.
IV. N471. Foolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons, etc.). He is punished.

sprookje

**Christiansen The Two Travellers (FFC XXIV)

*BP II 468 (Grimm No. 107)

Arts et Traditions Populaires I 274

*Gaster Studies II 908ff

*Wesselski Märchen 202 No. 14

*Krohn Neuphilologische Mitteilungen XXVI (1925) 111ff.

*Eberhard-Boratav Typen türkischer Volksmärchen 306

*Liungman SSF III 224ff.

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