The Charcoal Burner

The Charcoal Burner

The Charcoal Burner is a Norwegian fairy tale, collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.

Published in the book "Norwegian Folk Tales 1" (1990) ISBN 82-09-10598-1

It is similar to the Grimm Brothers tale known as Doctor Know-all [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm098.html] , and is classified as Aarne-Thompson Type 1641, "Being in the right place at the right time". Another tale of this type is "Almondseed and Almondella".

Plot summary

A charcoal burner becomes a parson by means of various tricks.

Unintentionally he detects some thieves in the king's castle, gains a prophetic reputation in the church, passes a test set by the king, and predicts the queen's having twins. [http://oaks.nvg.org/lg4ra7.html]

References

* [http://oaks.nvg.org/lg4ra7.html Folk Tales on Illnesses and Cures]

ee also

*Class satire

External links

* [http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type1641.html Doctor Know-All and other folktales of Aarne-Thompson type 1641]


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