Beschrijving
A mouse throws a nut down from a tree and hits a cock on the head. He also steals the cock's whiskers. The cock goes to get an old woman to cure him. The final formula is: Fountain give up water for forest, forest give up wood for baker, baker give up bread for dog, dog give up hairs to cure the cock. [Z43]. (Variant: mouse loses tail.)
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
*BP II 107 (Grimm No. 72 a)
Haavio FFC XCIX 136
RTP XV 220.