It is an example of ATU 2030 The old woman and her pig.
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The farmer sends Jack to mow oats.
Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay at home.
The farmer sends his man to fetch Jack.
The man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends his dog to bite man.
The dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends the stick to beat dog.
The stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends the fire to burn stick.
The fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The water will not quench fire, the fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends his ox to drink water.
The ox will not drink water, water will not quench fire, the fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends the butcher to kill ox.
The butcher will not kill ox, ox will not drink water, water will not quench fire, the fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends the vulture to carry off butcher.
The vulture will not carry off butcher, the butcher will not kill ox, ox will not drink water, water will not quench fire, the fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends the witch to enchant vulture.
The witch will not enchant vulture, the vulture will not carry off butcher, the butcher will not kill ox, ox will not drink water, water will not quench fire, the fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
The farmer sends the hangman to burn witch.
The hangman will not burn witch, the witch will not enchant vulture, the vulture will not carry off butcher, the butcher will not kill ox, ox will not drink water, water will not quench fire, the fire will not burn stick, the stick will not beat dog, the dog will not bite man, the man will not fetch Jack, Jack will not mow oats, would rather stay home.
Finally, the farmer sends the doctor to kill the hangman.
So the hangman says,
Rather than be killed, I will burn witch;
The witch says,
Rather than be burned I will enchant vulture;
The vulture says,
Rather than be enchanted, I will carry off butcher;
The butcher says,
Rather than be carried off, I will kill ox;
The ox says,
Rather than be killed, I will drink water;
The water says,
Rather than be drunk, I will quench fire;
The fire says,
Rather than be quenched, I will burn stick;
The stick says,
Rather than be burned, I will beat dog;
The dogs says,
Rather than be beat, I will bite man;
The man says,
Rather than be beat, I will fetch Jack,
And Jack says,
Rather than be fetched I will mow oats.
NOTES
The very numerous German versions exhibit several types. A common form is that in which a farmer sends his servant Jack to perform some agricultural labor, and Jack refuses. The German begins: Der bauer schickt den Jackel naus...
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