Beschrijving
A poor man observes robbers who enter into a mountain [F721.4]. Uses, like them [N455.3], the words »Open up» [D1552.2] and gets gold from the mountain [N512]. His rich brother tries to do the same thing but is killed [N471]. The rich brother lends his money scales to the poor brother; a piece of money remains in the scales and thus betrays the secret [N478]. When he is in the mountain he forgets the formula for opening it.
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
*BP III 137 (Grimm No. 142)
Chauvin V 79
*Espinosa III 162
Coffin 6.