Beschrijving
The Obedient Drinker. Three (five) tipplers make a bet (with the innkeeper) for a certain amount of alcohol that they will do whatever their wives ask of them [N13]. The first stumbles over a washtub (chair). His wife says, “Good, just fall into the tub (smash up the chair)!” He obeys. The second drops a pan (wakes the baby). “Throw everything around (wake all the children up)!” He obeys. The third stumbles. His wife says, “Go ahead, break your leg!” He does not obey and loses the bet. (He spills some sauce and she says, “Smear it all over the table!” He obeys.) The wife of the fourth man tells him to sleep all day in an empty cask, and he obeys. The wife of the fifth tells him to drink all the water in the pipes. He cannot, and loses the bet.
Motief
N13
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1706B
Subgenre
mop