Beschrijving
Buying Fire by Storytelling. This is a frame tale into which different tall tales can be set.
Three brothers meet an old man (forest spirit, wind spirit, devil, giant) sitting beside a camp fire and ask to borrow some of his fire. He asks them for a story in return. The third brother agrees, but only if the old man will not interrupt him.
However, the old man does call out, “Lie!” during the story. According to their agreement he has to let the brother cut strips of skin from his back. Cf. Type 1000.
Three brothers meet an old man (forest spirit, wind spirit, devil, giant) sitting beside a camp fire and ask to borrow some of his fire. He asks them for a story in return. The third brother agrees, but only if the old man will not interrupt him.
However, the old man does call out, “Lie!” during the story. According to their agreement he has to let the brother cut strips of skin from his back. Cf. Type 1000.
Motief
X1282.1
Combinaties
1886, 1900, 1920, 1920C, 1920G, and 1960G.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1920H
Subgenre
mop