Beschrijving
The Dragon’s Heart-blood as Remedy [D1500.1.7.3.3]. This tale exists chiefly in four different forms (cf. Types 314, 551, 673):
(1) A king falls ill and learns that he can only be cured by the milk and blood of a dragon’s heart. He promises his oldest daughter to whoever is able to get the remedy, and his youngest daughter to whoever assists. A nobleman and a farmer boy set out and, with the help of an old woman, arrive at the dragon´s forest. The farmer boy kills the dragon, squeezes milk and blood out of its heart, and hides them. Threatening to kill him, the nobleman takes the dragon’s heart, presents it to the king and wins the eldest daughter and the kingdom [K1935]. The farmer boy and the youngest daughter are sent to live in the goose house. Because there were neither milk nor blood in the dragon’s heart, the nobleman, the farmer boy, and the old woman are questioned. Truth comes to light, and the kingdom goes to the farmer boy.
(2) During his travels, a workman learns that the sick king can only be cured by a dragon’s liver. He sees the dragon’s vulnerable spot in a dream. He kills the dragon and boasts of his victory in an inn. The host steals the man’s knapsack which, however, contains only a stone. The workman arrives at the king’s court prior to the host, cures the king, and wins the princess as his wife. The thievish host is hanged.
(3) A father orders his son to bring him the devil’s tongue to cure his illness, but the son cannot find the devil. An old man advises him to knock with a stick on a certain trunk. A horse appears and carries him to the devil. The horse gives the son a piece of his hoof which he can use to call it whenever he is in danger. The son challenges the devil, but, during the fight, the devil thrusts him into the earth up to his waist. With the help of the horse, the son defeats the devil, brings the devil’s tongue to his father, and thus cures him.
(4) While hunting, a prince is bewitched and loses his voice. A young woman appears in his dream and tells him about a remedy: a medicine consisting of dragons’ eyes, a dragon’s heart and other ingredients, which must be prepared in a certain manner. In return the young woman demands that the prince marry her. After the prince agrees, a youth appears and produces the medicine in the prescribed way. The cure is successful, and the prince marries the young woman.
(1) A king falls ill and learns that he can only be cured by the milk and blood of a dragon’s heart. He promises his oldest daughter to whoever is able to get the remedy, and his youngest daughter to whoever assists. A nobleman and a farmer boy set out and, with the help of an old woman, arrive at the dragon´s forest. The farmer boy kills the dragon, squeezes milk and blood out of its heart, and hides them. Threatening to kill him, the nobleman takes the dragon’s heart, presents it to the king and wins the eldest daughter and the kingdom [K1935]. The farmer boy and the youngest daughter are sent to live in the goose house. Because there were neither milk nor blood in the dragon’s heart, the nobleman, the farmer boy, and the old woman are questioned. Truth comes to light, and the kingdom goes to the farmer boy.
(2) During his travels, a workman learns that the sick king can only be cured by a dragon’s liver. He sees the dragon’s vulnerable spot in a dream. He kills the dragon and boasts of his victory in an inn. The host steals the man’s knapsack which, however, contains only a stone. The workman arrives at the king’s court prior to the host, cures the king, and wins the princess as his wife. The thievish host is hanged.
(3) A father orders his son to bring him the devil’s tongue to cure his illness, but the son cannot find the devil. An old man advises him to knock with a stick on a certain trunk. A horse appears and carries him to the devil. The horse gives the son a piece of his hoof which he can use to call it whenever he is in danger. The son challenges the devil, but, during the fight, the devil thrusts him into the earth up to his waist. With the help of the horse, the son defeats the devil, brings the devil’s tongue to his father, and thus cures him.
(4) While hunting, a prince is bewitched and loses his voice. A young woman appears in his dream and tells him about a remedy: a medicine consisting of dragons’ eyes, a dragon’s heart and other ingredients, which must be prepared in a certain manner. In return the young woman demands that the prince marry her. After the prince agrees, a youth appears and produces the medicine in the prescribed way. The cure is successful, and the prince marries the young woman.
Motief
D1500.1.7.3.3
K1935
Commentaar
The four versions represent oicotypes: Version (1) – Danish, version (2) – Flemish, version (3) – Latvian, version (4) – Serbian.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
305
Subgenre
sprookje