Motif Index of German Secular Narratives                 
Published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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Der Stricker, Der unbelehrbare Zecher (>1220/50)

StrUZ-1
StrUZ-44
StrUZ-65
 

Maere and Novellas

Der Stricker, Der unbelehrbare Zecher (>1220/50)
Fischer, H. (ed.): Der Stricker. Verserzählungen. (=ATB 53) 2nd ed. Tübingen 1967. Nr. 13, p. 155–160.

StrUZ-1:   A drunkard is so addicted to wine that he drinks day and night. One morning a friend visits him and asks him not to ruin his body and soul with drinking. The drunkard rejects his warning and praises the wine with esteem.
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X 800 Humor based on drunkenness
J 1320 Repartee concerning drunkenness

StrUZ-44:   Wine is his substitute for knightly sports, it makes him the happiest human being etc. He is prepared to show his friend this paradise.
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J 1321 The unrepentant drunkard

StrUZ-65:   The friend damns him and leaves the unteachable alone together with his beloved wine.
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J 1314 The road to Heaven – To doctor ‘If this is the way to get to Heaven (drinking) I don’t want to know any other’