Beschrijving
The Treasure Finders who Murder One Another. Three (two, more) men (hunters, friends, brothers) find (rob) a treasure. When one of them goes to town to fetch some food, the others plan to murder one another in order not to share the treasure.
Those who stayed kill (stab to death, drown) the one who left when he returns, but they die later from eating bread (wine) which he had poisoned [K1685].
In some variants Christ travels with some of his followers. When they find a treasure he tells them not to touch it but to continue their way. Later two of them return secretly to take the treasure and they murder one another.
Or, two men find the treasure and murder one another. When Christ and his followers find them dead, Christ explains that this was the reason why he told them not to take the treasure.
Those who stayed kill (stab to death, drown) the one who left when he returns, but they die later from eating bread (wine) which he had poisoned [K1685].
In some variants Christ travels with some of his followers. When they find a treasure he tells them not to touch it but to continue their way. Later two of them return secretly to take the treasure and they murder one another.
Or, two men find the treasure and murder one another. When Christ and his followers find them dead, Christ explains that this was the reason why he told them not to take the treasure.
Motief
K1685
Commentaar
Indian origin, see Jtaka (No. 48) and Tripitaka (Chavannes 1910ff., No. 115). European versions see e.g. Chaucer, Pardoner’s Tale and Frantova práva (No. 6).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
763
Subgenre
sprookje