Beschrijving
“I Have No Time to Lie.” A habitual liar is asked to tell a lie. He says he has no time for that now because he has to go to a neighboring town where there has been a huge catch of fish [X1150.1] (cf. Type 1960C) to buy some cheap (where children have fallen off the bridge into the water; or, his neighbor is sick and he has to get the doctor). Thus the liar induces his audience to go with him to the town, where they discover that the whole story was a lie [X905.4].
Motief
X1150.1
X905.4
Combinaties
1920, 1960C.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1920B
Subgenre
mop