Beschrijving
The Most Common Profession. A court jester wants to show the king that the most common profession in the kingdom is that of doctoring. He ties a cloth around his head and pretends that he has a toothache. Everyone who comes by offers advice about treatments for toothache, and thus the king can see how many doctors there are [N63].
Motief
N63
Commentaar
Documented since the late Middle Ages, e.g. Giovanni Pontano, De sermone (VI,2,29).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1862E
Subgenre
mop