Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
{{Short description|German fairy tale}}
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"Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales as tale 131.Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104220030/http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/grimms/131fairkatrin.html "Fair Katrinelje and Pif Paf Poltrie"] A nonsense tale, it was introduced into the first edition as number 45 of the second volume.D. L. Ashliman, "[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm131.html Fair Katrinelje and Pif Paf Poltrie]"
It is Aarne-Thompson type 2019,D. L. Ashliman, "[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimmtales.html The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales (Grimms' Fairy Tales)"] one of a number of chain tales, or cumulative tales.
Synopsis
Pif-Paf-Poltrie asks Fair Katrinelje's father for leave to marry her. He is told he needs that of "her mother Milk-Cow, her brother High-Pride, her sister Cheese-Love," as well as her own. Going through the list, he obtains it, on the condition of all the others consenting. Fair Katrinelje is last; then she lists her dowry: some pennies, a debt, roots, pretzels, and dried pears—a fine dowry. She guesses at his occupation, and he declares it is finer than what she guesses until she guesses broommaker.
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