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ATU 1430    ATU 1430   

- The Man and his Wife Build Air Castles.

Een mop (),

Beschrijving

The Man and his Wife Build Air Castles. (Including the previous Type 1681*.) This tale exists chiefly in three different forms:
(1) A poor married couple (father and son, two brothers, herdsmen, maidservants, other people) plan to turn their possessions (glassware, milk, honey, eggs, money) into great wealth (herds of animals, houses). As they imagine this wealth, they destroy what they already have [J2060, J2060.1, J2061, J2061.1.1, J2061.2, J2061.1, J2061.1.2].
(2) A person (poor man, hunter, Gypsy, married couple) dreams of having a valuable possession (catch from hunting, etc.), which he then tries to obtain. His efforts fail because he imagines his success (e.g. the hunter is so excited that he frightens his prey).
(3) A married couple (other people) imagine that they will obtain the means to achieve future wealth, but they disagree about how to manage it. One wants to keep reinvesting the future profits, while the other wants to enjoy part of the wealth.

Motief

J2060
J2060.1
J2061
J2061.1.1
J2061.2
J2061.1
J2061.1.2

Commentaar

Indian origin, see Hitopadea (IV,7) and Kalila and Dimna (No. 60, Arab version). Known in Europe since the Middle Ages, e.g. Jacques de Vitry, Sermones vulgares (Jacques de Vitry/Crane, No. 51).

Combinaties

545D*, 1430A.

Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype

1430

Subgenre

mop