Heinz der Kellner, Konni (>1400)
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Maere and Novellas
Heinz der Kellner, Konni (>1400)
Freiherr von Lassberg, J. (ed.): Liedersaal: Sammlung altdeutscher Gedichte. 1820–1825. Reprint Hildesheim 1968. Vol 1, Nr. 73, p. 537–543
HdKK-1:
Promythion: He who laughs at others becomes the laughing stock himself. A beautiful princess wants to marry only a man who is able to defeat her in rhetoric. The defeated will lose his life. Konni, a peasant moron, wants to learn court manners and departs for court with an egg and a harrow tooth. On the road he meets a young squire who wants to woo the princess and takes him to court. At dinner Konni overeats, gets pains in his stomach during the night and shits in his cap. On the next day the squire is defeated by the princess and is beheaded. So Konni is brought to her.
Motif References:
H 332.1 Suitor in contest with bride
Q 411 Death as punishment
H 507.1 Princess offered to man who can defeat her in repartee
H 541.1 Riddle propounded on pain of death
HdKK-177:
He asks the first question why she has such red lips. She answers because there is fire inside. Konni pulls out his egg and asks her to cook the egg thus she is defeated the first time. She retorts that he should stick the egg up his ass. But he rebukes her that the hollow tooth is better fitting. Angrily she cries out: “That’s shit.” Now Konni unbinds his cap saying: That’s shit, I shit. Now the moron has defeated the princess three times and she has to marry him. Epimythion: He who mocks is mocked.
Motif References:
L 161 Lowly hero marries princess
H 507.1.0.1 Princess defeated in repartee by means of objects accidentally picked up, Hero– What red lips you have, Princess– There is fire inside – Hero– then boil this egg (producing egg)
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