Beschrijving
The Prince whose Wishes Always Come True. A godfather (God, Christ, beggar, soldier, Virgin Mary, etc.) gives a prince the power to make all his wishes come true [N811, D1761.0.1]. An envious person (servant, gardener, cook, smith, general, dwarf, court jester, etc. [K2250]) learns about the prince’s extraordinary ability, and kidnaps the boy. The servant smears blood on the queen’s mouth [K2155.1] (clothes), so she is accused of killing and eating her son, and is imprisoned [Q455].
The prince is rescued and reared by foster-parents (woodsman [R131.8.5, N856.1]). The kidnapper uses the prince’s magic power by telling him to wish for riches (castle).
Later the prince falls in love with his foster-parents’ daughter (a playmate he had wished for [T52.1]), who tells him of his true identity. The prince transforms his kidnapper into a dog [D141] and his sweetheart into a carnation [D212.1] (lily, rose) and goes with them to his father’s court where he takes service as a huntsman. He identifies himself to his father. The queen is released and the malefactor is punished. The prince restores his sweetheart to human form and marries her [D630, D711.4, H151.7, L162, S451].
The prince is rescued and reared by foster-parents (woodsman [R131.8.5, N856.1]). The kidnapper uses the prince’s magic power by telling him to wish for riches (castle).
Later the prince falls in love with his foster-parents’ daughter (a playmate he had wished for [T52.1]), who tells him of his true identity. The prince transforms his kidnapper into a dog [D141] and his sweetheart into a carnation [D212.1] (lily, rose) and goes with them to his father’s court where he takes service as a huntsman. He identifies himself to his father. The queen is released and the malefactor is punished. The prince restores his sweetheart to human form and marries her [D630, D711.4, H151.7, L162, S451].
Motief
N811
D1761.0.1
K2250
K2155.1
Q455
R131.8.5
N856.1
T52.1
D141
D212.1
D630
D711.4
H151.7
L162
S451
Commentaar
Literary treatment, see Basile, Pentamerone (I,2).
Combinaties
313, 407.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
652
Subgenre
sprookje