Beschrijving
The Great Loaf of Bread. This miscellaneous type comprises various tales dealing with an enormous loaf of bread (cake, pudding, turnover, cheese, etc. [X1811.1]. Cf. Type 1833H. The following are the most common variants:
A loaf of bread is so big that it never comes to an end. It was originally made for the wedding of the family’s great-great-grandfather.
A turnover is filled with seven sacks of turnips and meat from two pigs. Two casks of rye flour were used for the dough. A farmer uses a pitchfork to cut it and serve it to his family. Three hundred people are killed by the steam that escapes when it is pierced. A boat is made from the crust.
A loaf of bread is so big that it never comes to an end. It was originally made for the wedding of the family’s great-great-grandfather.
A turnover is filled with seven sacks of turnips and meat from two pigs. Two casks of rye flour were used for the dough. A farmer uses a pitchfork to cut it and serve it to his family. Three hundred people are killed by the steam that escapes when it is pierced. A boat is made from the crust.
Motief
X1811.1
Combinaties
1960D, 1960E.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1960K
Subgenre
mop