Beschrijving
The Great Egg. This miscellaneous type comprises various tales dealing with an enormous egg. The following are the most common variants:
An egg is so big that it has to be cut to pass through a doorway [X1813]. When the egg is broken open, forty cities are flooded.
An egg is so big that it has to be cut to pass through a doorway [X1813]. When the egg is broken open, forty cities are flooded.
Motief
X1813
Commentaar
Early version in the 16th century see Hans Sachs, Die sechs grosen luegen (1546).
Combinaties
1920A, 1960J.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1960L
Subgenre
mop