Daumesdick

Japanese: Daumesdick
Daumesdick

…On the way back to his parents after receiving the treasure, he falls into water and is killed by a spider's venom. In the German Grimm's Fairy Tales, the story is called "Thumb Boy Daumesdick," which is also an adventure story, but in the end he returns safely to his parents. The Japanese stories "Issun-boshi" and "Gonbunjiro" are also thought to be of the same type. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Daumesdick" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…宝をもらって親もとに帰る途中,水に落ち,クモの毒で殺される。ドイツの《グリム童話集》では〈親指小僧Daumesdick〉といい,同じく冒険物語だが,最後には無事親もとにもどる。日本の〈一寸法師〉〈五分次郎〉もこれと同系の話と考えられる。…

※「Daumesdick」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  d'Aure, CA (English spelling) dAureCA

>>:  Daumen

Recommend

Brussels sprouts - mekabetu

A biennial plant of the Brassicaceae family. It i...

ESR (Metallurgy)

…Also known as the ESR process. A steel refining ...

Praying for a living - Ukeigari

…In the Kojiki and Nihon shoki myths, the act of ...

Kinema Junpo - Kinema Junpo

A film magazine. It is the oldest of Japan's s...

Peach fruit moth (Carposina niponensis)

An insect of the Lepidoptera order, family Botryti...

hemangioma

… [Nevus] Nevus is a localized increase in the nu...

Transformation story - Tenshin Monogatari

Ovid's epic poem. 15 volumes in total. It is a...

Reality

[1] (noun) ① Not false. The truth. The real thing....

Yamagata Shinkansen

The Yamagata Shinkansen is the common name for th...

Arita Eikitsu

...He later shaved his head and became Hasegawa T...

poetic diction

…Generally, it is explained as “poetic words” or ...

Cheng Chiryu

Year of death: 1661 Year of birth: Wanli 32 (1604)...

False entry - false entry

…Even if a bill contains a forged signature, the ...

Qualification

...This is related to identifying the legal natur...

Momota Souji

Poet and children's writer. Born in Osaka Cit...