Beschrijving
Talking Horse and Dog. A man becomes alarmed by animals who speak. For example, he meets a dog who greets him, or he curses his ox and it replies to him.
In North American variants, the man wants his horse to jump over a hole. The horse says, “I will not.” The man turns to his dog and says, “Isn’t that strange, a horse talking!” The dog says, “Yes, it is.” Often the man runs away, meeting other animals which answer him.
In some variants, objects as well as animals speak [B210.1, B211.1.1.1].
In North American variants, the man wants his horse to jump over a hole. The horse says, “I will not.” The man turns to his dog and says, “Isn’t that strange, a horse talking!” The dog says, “Yes, it is.” Often the man runs away, meeting other animals which answer him.
In some variants, objects as well as animals speak [B210.1, B211.1.1.1].
Motief
B210.1
B211.1.1.1
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1705
Subgenre
mop