Beschrijving
Luck and Wealth. A rich and a poor friend make a wager: Does wealth come from hard work or from good luck? In order to test their theories, the rich man gives money to a poor craftsman. The first time the money is stolen by a bird, the second time his wife spends it.
The poor man gives the craftsman a piece of lead which a fisherman uses as weight for his net. He receives from him the first fish he catches and in its body he finds a jewel [N421]. This proves that fortune is more powerful. When the poor man recovers his luck, the lost money which was given to him by the rich man is often found in a nest or in a jug. Cf. Types 745, 745A, 945, and 945A*.
The poor man gives the craftsman a piece of lead which a fisherman uses as weight for his net. He receives from him the first fish he catches and in its body he finds a jewel [N421]. This proves that fortune is more powerful. When the poor man recovers his luck, the lost money which was given to him by the rich man is often found in a nest or in a jug. Cf. Types 745, 745A, 945, and 945A*.
Motief
N421
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
736
Subgenre
sprookje