Hostess says that she has no spoons. Otherwise she would be glad to give something to eat. A joker brings along the necessary spoons

Motif

Hostess says that she has no spoons. Otherwise she would be glad to give something to eat. A joker brings along the necessary spoons.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · Practical retorts: hosts and guests. · view the constellation · filed as J1561.4.1

Cited in the index

general Type 1449*.

Within the index

Filed under Servant repays stingy master (mistress).

Filed beside it

The boy "loses his sight." No butter on the bread

Carried in tale types

The Stingy Hostess at the Inn · ATU 1449* 1 recorded variant

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