Beschrijving
The Juniper Tree (previously My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Me). A childless couple wishes for a child. A boy is born but his mother dies. The little boy is slain by his cruel stepmother who closes the lid of an apple chest on him [S121]. She cooks him and serves him to his father who eats him unwittingly [G61].
The boy’s stepsister gathers up his bones and puts them under a juniper tree [E607.1]. A bird comes forth and sings about what happened. It brings presents to the father and the sister and drops a millstone to the stepmother, killing her [Q412]. The boy is resuscitated [E30, E610.1.1, E613.0.1]. Cf. Type 780.
The boy’s stepsister gathers up his bones and puts them under a juniper tree [E607.1]. A bird comes forth and sings about what happened. It brings presents to the father and the sister and drops a millstone to the stepmother, killing her [Q412]. The boy is resuscitated [E30, E610.1.1, E613.0.1]. Cf. Type 780.
Motief
S121
G61
E607.1
Q412
E30
E610.1.1
E613.0.1
Commentaar
Documented in the early 19th century. Single basic motifs are older (classical origin).
Combinaties
780.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
720
Subgenre
sprookje