Beschrijving
The Servant to Improve on the Master’s Statements. A wealthy suitor wants to impress a young woman whom he is wooing. He engages a friend (servant) not only to attest to his wealth but to double the worth of all things he names. When the suitor admits that he has a weakness (weak eye, cough), the friend exaggerates and says that he cannot see at all, or that he coughs even more at night [J2464]. This upsets the bride and she calls off the marriage. Cf. Types 859, 1920E.
Motief
J2464
Commentaar
Documented in the Scala coeli (No. 694) of Johannes Gobi Junior.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1688
Subgenre
mop