Beschrijving
The Jester as Bride. A witty fellow (trickster) dresses himself in his sister’s clothes and works as a servant girl (employee) to a clergyman (master). The son of a rich man (mayor) choses him as his bride and prefers him to the priest’s daughters, because only he is able to pass a test of feminity (is the cleverest of the girls).
On the wedding night a rope is tied to the “bride”s’ leg. He frees himself, ties a goat (ram) to the end of the rope, and goes away. Then he returns wearing his own clothes and demands compensation for his sister’s having been turned into a goat.
In some variants the bridegroom discovers that his bride is a man and leaves town. The groom’s parents bribe the “servant girl” not to tell what happened. Cf. Type 1542.
On the wedding night a rope is tied to the “bride”s’ leg. He frees himself, ties a goat (ram) to the end of the rope, and goes away. Then he returns wearing his own clothes and demands compensation for his sister’s having been turned into a goat.
In some variants the bridegroom discovers that his bride is a man and leaves town. The groom’s parents bribe the “servant girl” not to tell what happened. Cf. Type 1542.
Motief
K132
K713.1
K1825.1.3
Combinaties
1535, 1539.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1538*
Subgenre
mop