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"'''Lazy Henry'''" or "'''Lazy Heinz'''" is a German [[fairy tale]] collected by the [[Brothers Grimm]] in ''[[Grimm's Fairy Tales]]'', number 164.<ref>Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, ''Household Tales'', [http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/164lazyharry.html "Lazy Harry"]</ref> It was first added in the third edition.<ref name='lazy'>[[D.L. Ashliman]], ''[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm164.html Lazy Heinz]''</ref> |
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Diddums y'all, that's all. |
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It is [[Aarne-Thompson classification system|Aarne-Thompson]] type 1430, Air Castles.<ref>[[D.L. Ashliman]], "[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimmtales.html The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)]"</ref> |
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==Synopsis== |
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Henry was so lazy he minded his only task, driving a goat to pasture and back. He married Fat Trina so she would drive both his and her goats. Trina proposed trading the goats for a hive, which would not need tending. They gather a pitcher of honey and discuss whether to get a gosling. Trina wants a child to look after it; Henry says that children don't obey, any more than a servant does. Trina goes to hit him with a stick and breaks the pitcher. They agree that this way they do not have to look after the goose. |
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==Allusions== |
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Harry refers to ''[[The Wise Servant]]'', Grimm tale number 162, with the complaint about a servant.<ref name="lazy"/> |
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==References== |
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{{Brothers Grimm}} |
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[[Category:Grimms' Fairy Tales]] |
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Revision as of 06:19, 24 October 2015
"Lazy Henry" or "Lazy Heinz" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales, number 164.[1] It was first added in the third edition.[2]
It is Aarne-Thompson type 1430, Air Castles.[3]
Synopsis
Henry was so lazy he minded his only task, driving a goat to pasture and back. He married Fat Trina so she would drive both his and her goats. Trina proposed trading the goats for a hive, which would not need tending. They gather a pitcher of honey and discuss whether to get a gosling. Trina wants a child to look after it; Henry says that children don't obey, any more than a servant does. Trina goes to hit him with a stick and breaks the pitcher. They agree that this way they do not have to look after the goose.
Allusions
Harry refers to The Wise Servant, Grimm tale number 162, with the complaint about a servant.[2]
References
- ^ Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales, "Lazy Harry"
- ^ a b D.L. Ashliman, Lazy Heinz
- ^ D.L. Ashliman, "The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)"
