Die halbe Decke B (>1300)
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Maere and Novellas
Die halbe Decke B (>1300)
Pfannmüller, L.(ed.): Kleinere Beiträge zur Kenntnis der mittelhochdeutschen Novellendichtung II. Über das Kotzenmäre. ZfdA 54 (1913). p. 244–247
HalDB-1:
A rich lord of a castle, who is praised because of his generosity, gives to his married son all his possessions and asks him to take care of him until his death. The son has a nice chamber prepared for him and promises to honor him always. After a while he neglects him. When his wife gives birth, she has her father-in-law put into a smaller chamber, and when this is needed for the midwife, he is made to stay under the stairs, and finally made to stay in a stable far away. The old man freezes and asks his grandson to bring him the half of a horse’s blanket.
Motif References:
W 11 Generosity
W 154 Ingratitude
P 233 Father and son
P 236.1 Folly of father’s giving all property to children before his death
HalDB-135:
The father wants to give the old man the whole blanket, but the child insists that his father cut it in two, so he can keep the other half to give to him when he is old. The father is dismayed, criticizes the unjust behavior of his wife, and honors his father again. Epimythion: He who doesn’t want to know the blanket shall not give his possessions to his children.
Motif References:
J 120 Wisdom learned from children
J 121 Ungrateful son reproved by naive action of his own son: preparing for old age– man gives his old father half a carpet to keep him warm– child keeps the other half and tells his father that he is keeping it for him when he grows old
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