Beschrijving
Catching a Rabbit (previously The Great Rabbit-Catch.) (Including the previous Types 1891A*, 1891B*, 1893, and 1893A*.) This miscellaneous type comprises various tall tales dealing with hunting rabbits (hares), such as the following examples:
(1) A rabbit is caught because on a cold night it freezes tight to the ice [X1115.1]. Cf. Type 2.
(2) A rabbit is blinded by a bright light. It begins to cry and its tears freeze it to the ground. (Previously Type 1891A*.)
(3) A rabbit smells pepper (snuff) and sneezes. It hits its head on a stone and dies (a stone falls on its head). (Previously Type 1891B*.)
(4) A rabbit slips while trying to steal a cabbage and falls into an icy hole.
(5) A rabbit gets stuck hanging on a branch and loses its sense of direction.
(6) A cabbage is used to lure a rabbit into a garden, where it is caught in a sack [ X1114]. (Previously Type 1893.)
(7) A rabbit’s nose is smeared with wax. It runs away in fright, runs into another rabbit, and both are caught [X1114.1]. (Previously Type 1893A*.)
(1) A rabbit is caught because on a cold night it freezes tight to the ice [X1115.1]. Cf. Type 2.
(2) A rabbit is blinded by a bright light. It begins to cry and its tears freeze it to the ground. (Previously Type 1891A*.)
(3) A rabbit smells pepper (snuff) and sneezes. It hits its head on a stone and dies (a stone falls on its head). (Previously Type 1891B*.)
(4) A rabbit slips while trying to steal a cabbage and falls into an icy hole.
(5) A rabbit gets stuck hanging on a branch and loses its sense of direction.
(6) A cabbage is used to lure a rabbit into a garden, where it is caught in a sack [ X1114]. (Previously Type 1893.)
(7) A rabbit’s nose is smeared with wax. It runs away in fright, runs into another rabbit, and both are caught [X1114.1]. (Previously Type 1893A*.)
Motief
X1115.1
X1114
X1114.1
Commentaar
Early literary version in Europe, see Philippe le Picard (No. 7).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1891
Subgenre
mop