Beschrijving
The Early Pupil. An old man (farmer, workman, father) decides (is advised) to go to school (because he thinks it will make him rich). The teacher tells him that he has come too late, meaning that he is too old. Each day, the man arrives earlier. One day at dawn he finds a chest (purse) full of money [N633]. Cf. Type 1381E.
Motief
N633
Commentaar
The Types 1381E and 1644 are so similar that they are not always separable, and their variants are often mixed together.
Combinaties
982, 1381, 1381E, 1600, and 1641.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1644
Subgenre
mop