| The Beam | |
|---|---|
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The Beam |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 987; ATU 1290 |
| Country | Germany |
| Published in | Grimms' Fairy Tales |
"The Beam" (German: Der Hahnenbalken) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm as tale 149. It is Aarne-Thompson type 987, False Magician Exposed by Clever Girl, with an episode like type 1290, A Fool Mistakes a Flax Field for a Lake.
Synopsis
A magician shows a rooster carrying a beam. A girl carrying a four-leafed clover realizes and declares that it is just a straw, not a beam. When she marries, the magician enchants her to think she sees a stream and then breaks it after she has hiked up her skirts to cross.
References
- Jacob and Wilheim Grimm. "The Beam". Household Tales. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- D. L. Ashliman, "The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales"
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