Beschrijving
The Goose with One Leg. A servant (cook, St. Peter) is asked by his master (Christ) to prepare a goose (crane, chicken). The servant eats one leg and maintains that the goose had only one leg (all cranes generally have only one leg). He enforces his point by showing geese who stand on one leg.
The master refutes his servant’s assertion by shooting away the geese so that they use both legs [K402.1]. The servant replies that if he had frightened the roasted goose in the same way, it would have showed its second leg as well.
The master refutes his servant’s assertion by shooting away the geese so that they use both legs [K402.1]. The servant replies that if he had frightened the roasted goose in the same way, it would have showed its second leg as well.
Motief
K402.1
Combinaties
759, 785.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
785A
Subgenre
sprookje