Beschrijving
Sacrifice on the Bridge (previously The Dog on the Bridge). A master builder is not able to finish a bridge or church (within a fixed time) and asks the devil (ogre) for help. The devil demands in return the first being that crosses the bridge (comes into the church). The master builder drives an animal (e.g. dog, wolf, cat, rooster, pig, goat) across the bridge (into the church), so the devil is cheated out of his human soul [S241.1].
Because its central element corresponds to Type 1191, the following version is included here: A king vows to sacrifice the first thing he meets, which turns out to be a miller driving a donkey. When the miller is about to be killed, he pleads that the donkey was in front of him. The donkey is beheaded [J1169.4].
Because its central element corresponds to Type 1191, the following version is included here: A king vows to sacrifice the first thing he meets, which turns out to be a miller driving a donkey. When the miller is about to be killed, he pleads that the donkey was in front of him. The donkey is beheaded [J1169.4].
Motief
S241.1
J1169.4
Commentaar
Cf. the Jephtha motif in the Old Testament (Judges XI,30–40).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1191
Subgenre
sprookje