Beschrijving
A mercenary lover makes the parson's wife believe that chickens can be taught to talk [J1882.1]. At her request, he undertakes to hatch out hen's eggs and receives large amounts of corn to feed them. When the chickens hatch, he declares that they sing »The peasant has slept with the parson's wife.» He is allowed to keep the corn [K1271.1.3].
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 843.