Beschrijving
The Horse Learns Not to Eat (previously The Groom Teaches his Horse to Live without Food). (On the advise of someone else,) a stupid (miserly) scholar (farmer, Gypsy, Jew) wants to teach his horse (donkey, cow, goat) to live without food. He gives it less and less (nothing) to eat. When the horse dies after some days, the owner regrets that this happened just before it had learned how not to eat at all [J1914].
Motief
J1914
Commentaar
Documented in the Greek Philogelos (No. 9).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1682
Subgenre
mop