Beschrijving
The King and the Soldier. A retired soldier (executioner, merchant) meets a hunter (butcher, tailor) on his way (in the forest). Together they pass the night in a house of robbers but their hostess warns them of the danger.
At night the robbers return home and take their meal. Enticed by the smell of food, the two companions leave their hiding place and join the robbers. The soldier makes the robbers drunk and paralyses them by magic (a spell) [D2072, K422]. He renders them harmless by his courage and by a ruse or he pours hot wine (oil, water) into their eyes (both guests are discovered by the robbers in their hiding-place; in a fight the courageous soldier kills all the robbers) [N884.1]. The other companion behaves more passively and anxiously. Back in town the stranger discloses his identity as king to the soldier. The soldier is richly rewarded for his efforts that saved the ruler’s life [K1812.1].
At night the robbers return home and take their meal. Enticed by the smell of food, the two companions leave their hiding place and join the robbers. The soldier makes the robbers drunk and paralyses them by magic (a spell) [D2072, K422]. He renders them harmless by his courage and by a ruse or he pours hot wine (oil, water) into their eyes (both guests are discovered by the robbers in their hiding-place; in a fight the courageous soldier kills all the robbers) [N884.1]. The other companion behaves more passively and anxiously. Back in town the stranger discloses his identity as king to the soldier. The soldier is richly rewarded for his efforts that saved the ruler’s life [K1812.1].
Motief
D2072
K422
N884.1
K1812.1
Combinaties
361, 956B, 1610, and 1689A.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
952
Subgenre
sprookje