Beschrijving
“That’s my Head!” Several young men (at an inn) dare each other to steal a skull from a graveyard. One of them who is not frightened (the innkeeper’s daughter) goes to the graveyard to steal the skull, and the others go and hide among the graves. When the fearless man finds a skull, a voice calls, “Leave it alone, that is my head!” He throws the skull back and finds another one. Again the voice calls, “Leave it alone, that is my head!” The fearless man replies, “No one has two heads,” and takes it away with him.
In some variants, the situation is repeated several times, for the head (bones) of the grandfather, father, uncle (other relatives).
In some variants, the situation is repeated several times, for the head (bones) of the grandfather, father, uncle (other relatives).
Motief
N384
N384.2
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1676D
Subgenre
mop