Beschrijving
The Robbers in the Death Chamber. Two farmers (friends, poor people) disagree about a bargain (found money): one thinks he has been cheated and wants to get even, or they try to cheat each other.
When the creditor demands payment (that the contract be fulfilled), the debtor pretends to be dead. He is taken to the church (temple, tomb; buried in a grave) where the creditor holds a vigil.
During the night, robbers come by to divide their booty. The seemingly-dead man sits up suddenly and cries out, “Get up, all you dead people!” The creditor replies, “Here we are!” The robbers, thinking the dead are coming out after them, flee. The creditor and the debtor share their wealth [K335.1.2.2].
When the creditor demands payment (that the contract be fulfilled), the debtor pretends to be dead. He is taken to the church (temple, tomb; buried in a grave) where the creditor holds a vigil.
During the night, robbers come by to divide their booty. The seemingly-dead man sits up suddenly and cries out, “Get up, all you dead people!” The creditor replies, “Here we are!” The robbers, thinking the dead are coming out after them, flee. The creditor and the debtor share their wealth [K335.1.2.2].
Motief
K335.1.2.2
Combinaties
1525D, 1525E, 1641, and 1920A.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1654
Subgenre
mop