Beschrijving
The Devil Does Penance. A poor pious man puts his last piece of bread on a tree stump. A young devil steals the bread in order to test him. The pious man blesses the thief. In hell the devil is reprimanded by Lucifer and ordered to serve the farmer for one (three, seven) year. The devil works to make his master prosperous, punishes an evil landowner, and then returns to hell [G303.9.3.1.1].
Motief
G303.9.3.1.1
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
810A
Subgenre
sprookje