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- The Birthmarks of the Princess

Een sprookje (),

Beschrijving

The pipe and the dancing hogs. I. The Markings. (a) In return for his dancing hogs the princess lets the youth see her naked. (b) With this knowledge he wins the princess. II. To Whom She Turns. (a) As a further test the princess is to be given to the suitor to whom she turns in the night. (b) Rivals sleep with her and contest in enticements: she turns to the hero. Cf. Type 621.

Motief

H51.1
H525
K1358
K443.6
H315

Commentaar

I. H51.1. Recognition by birthmark. H525. Test: guessing princess's birthmarks. K1358. Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs. K443.6. Trickster exacts promise of marriage as price of silence after having seen a princess naked.
II. H315. Suitor test: to whom the princess turns. Rival suitors sleep with princess. The one she turns to is to have her. They vie in enticements.

Subgenre

sprookje

Literatuur

*BP II 528 (Grimm No. 114)
Coffin 3
Köhler-Bolte I 428f., 464.