De wild man
De wilde Mann (The wild man) is a fairy tale ( ATU 502). In the children's and house tales of the Brothers Grimm it was only in place 136 (KHM 136a) in Low German up to the 5th edition of 1843 .
content
A wild man ravages the farmers' crops. A hunter catches him with liquor, wine and beer. The Lord exhibits it in a cage in the castle. Once a boy fell into it. The wild man lets him unlock the cage and runs away. Because the boy screams that he is being beaten, the wild man takes him into the wilderness and sends him to the emperor's gardener in service. Every morning he lets him wash and comb and makes the garden beautiful for him. The princess lets the beautiful apprentice come to, gives him more money each time and secretly marries him. Her parents let her spin and he works as a kitchen assistant.
When a war comes, he wants to go too, but only gets a lame horse. On the way the wild man comes towards him: A mountain opens up with army and armor and he wins everything. The emperor is grateful, but he doesn't want to say who he is. After that, no one believes that he fought. It goes on like this twice more, when he receives a wound on his arm, which the emperor bandages for him. When he is supposed to be beaten for bragging again, he shows the wound. The emperor repents and gives him everything. The wild man is redeemed as an old king and the mountain is his castle.
origin
The fairy tale was in the children's and house tales from the second part of the first edition (since no. 50) to the 5th edition of 1843. From the 6th edition onwards, it is mixed with other sources under the title Der Eisenhans . The note notes from the Münsterland (by Jenny von Droste-Hülshoff ) and notes that a male Cinderella or Allerleirauh appears here. The 1822 note contains further comparisons from mythology.
literature
- Grimm, brothers. Children's and Household Tales. Last hand edition with the original notes by the Brothers Grimm. With an appendix of all fairy tales and certificates of origin, not published in all editions, published by Heinz Rölleke. Volume 3: Original Notes, Guarantees of Origin, Afterword. S. 496, 539. Revised and bibliographically supplemented edition, Stuttgart 1994. (Reclam-Verlag; ISBN 3-15-003193-1 )
