“Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie”
This is a story of Pif-Paf-Poltrie asking
to marry Katrinelje. First he asks the father, then the mother, then the
brother, then the sister, and finally Katrinelje. Each time he asks, they say
yes, if everyone else says yes.
Pif-Paf-Poltrie asks about her dowry, and
Katrinelje asks what his trade is and learns he’s a broom-maker.
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One thing I left out in my description was
the quickly annoying, very repetitive dialogue. “Person A, I’d like to marry
Katrinelje.” “If People B, C, D, and E say yes.” “Where is Person B?” “They are
at Place B.” “Person B, I’d like to marry Katrinelje.” “If People A, C, D, and
E say yes.” And so on, and so on.
The other thing that sticks out, is I know
back in the day marriage for love was an odd concept, but you’d think the first
three things you’d learn about a person are there name, family, and trade. But
Pif-Paf-Poltrie goes into the room and asks Katrinelje to be his bride, and she
says yes, apparently only knowing his name.
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