Der Preller (ca. 1400)
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Maere and Novellas
Der Preller (ca. 1400)
von Keller, A.(ed.): Erzählungen aus altdeutschen Handschriften (=StLV 35). Stuttgart 1855. p. 409–411
Prell-1:
To be sure that the suitors have no physical faults, a couple has them take a bath with their daughter. Many have been sorted out, and one day a rich young man applies. When they bathe, he gets an erection. The girl is horrified, but is comforted by her mother, who gives her a little scissors to cut the fresh thing. In the wedding night she muses when to cut but at the last moment she gets scared and realizes that everything is in its right place.
Motif References:
H 312 Physical and mental requirements for suitors
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