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A Molbo story is a Danish folktale about the people of Mols, who live in eastern Jutland near the town of Ebeltoft.[1] In these tales the Molboes are portrayed as a simple folk, who act foolishly while attempting to be wise.[2]
An 1887 depiction of the Molbo story "The Stork In The Corn"
Molbohistorier (Molbo stories) were handed down by generations of Danes before finally appearing in print. Christian Elovius Mangor,[3] who by permission of the Danish monarch Christian VII had started a printing press in Viborg, published the first collection, Tales of the well-known Molboes' wise and brave actions, in 1771.[4] A second edition followed in 1780.[5] Over the years Molbo stories have been published in books for adults and children in several languages, including Danish,[6]Norwegian[7] and English.[8] Similar narratives are found in other cultures. England, for instance, has "Lazy Jack" [9] and "The Wise Men of Gotham."[10] In Finland there are stories about the people of Hölmölä (Hölmöläiset).[11][12]
In 1898 the operetta "Molboerne" (The People of Mols) by composer Olfert Jespersen and lyricist Herman Petersen premiered in Copenhagen. The work not only had a memorable score but numerous references to such Molbo stories as “The Stork In The Corn” and “Leg-Sorting”.[13]
Norway, which for nearly three centuries was part of the kingdom of Denmark-Norway, received many cultural influences from Denmark. Consequently, Molbo stories are known in both Denmark and Norway, and the word “Molbo” is used in both countries as a term of disparagement. The expression "Molbo politics" is prohibited when speaking from the rostrum in Norway's parliament.[14]
The Headless Manedit
"The Headless Man"
The Molboes have a long way to the forest so they must rise early to collect wood. One morning some of them drove to the forest to bring home a tree they had bought. But on the way the one who drove first happened to lose his axe, and when the others saw that, they thought he threw it away on purpose, so they threw away their axes as well. Now, as they stood in the forest, they had nothing with which to chop, they didn't know what to do at all, and they certainly didn't want to come home empty-handed. Finally one of them had the brilliant idea to pull the tree down; but as they hadn't brought a rope, one of them had to climb the tree and lay his head in the cleavage between two branches then the others were to pull his legs until the tree yielded. Very well, they pulled and they pulled, and eventually they all fell backwards, including the chap they had been pulling, only he had no head. This they couldn't fathom, they went searching and searching, but no, they didn't find the head, because it was stuck in the tree. Well, that couldn't be helped, now it was time to return home. And so they laid the headless man in the wagon and took him home to his wife and asked if she was sure that her husband had brought his head when he left home this morning. "I can't remember that right now!", said the wife; but then she thought for a while: "Oh yes, he did bring his head!" she said. "He ate cabbage with it this morning before he left."[15]
^Old stories from Mols, illustrated by Axel Mathiesen, (Ebeltoft, Denmark: Kaj Elle,1952)
^Those foolish Molboes, by Lillian Bason and Margot Tomes, (New York: Coward, McCann and Geoghegan, 1977)
^Christian Elovius Mangor runeberg.org. Retrieved: May 25, 2014.
^C. E. Mangor denstoredanske.dk. Retrieved: October 12, 2014.
^Beretning om de vidtbekiendte Molboers vise Gierninger og tapre Bedrifter, 2. Opl., forøget og forbedret, (Viborg, Danmark, 1780)
^Molbo- og Aggerbohistorier samt andre dermed beslægtede Fortællinger / 2. Samling by Evald Tang Kristensen, (Århus, Denmark: Forfatterens Forlag, 1903)
^Molbohistorier, gamle og nye, by Oskar Braaten, (Oslo: Aschehoug, 1941)
^Old stories from Denmark, illustrated by Poul Lundsgaard, (Ebeltoft, Denmark: Kaj Elle,1967)
^Lazy Jack authorama.com. Retrieved: May 25, 2014.
^The Wise Fools of Gotham sacred-texts.com.com. Retrieved: May 25, 2014.
^"The Holmolaiset Build A House" google.com. Retrieved: May 25, 2014.
^Tales from a Finnish tupa, by James Cloyd Bowman and Margery Bianco, (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2009) pp. 220-230.
^Molboerne (eventyrspil) mono.net. Retrieved: May 25, 2014.
^A priceless Molbo-story by Ariane Schjelderup and Øyvind Olsholt buf.no. Retrieved: May 25, 2014.
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Molbo redirects here For the cheese see Molbo cheese A Molbo story is a Danish folktale about the people of Mols who live in eastern Jutland near the town of Ebeltoft 1 In these tales the Molboes are portrayed as a simple folk who act foolishly while attempting to be wise 2 An 1887 depiction of the Molbo story The Stork In The Corn Contents 1 History 2 The Headless Man 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMolbohistorier Molbo stories were handed down by generations of Danes before finally appearing in print Christian Elovius Mangor 3 who by permission of the Danish monarch Christian VII had started a printing press in Viborg published the first collection Tales of the well known Molboes wise and brave actions in 1771 4 A second edition followed in 1780 5 Over the years Molbo stories have been published in books for adults and children in several languages including Danish 6 Norwegian 7 and English 8 Similar narratives are found in other cultures England for instance has Lazy Jack 9 and The Wise Men of Gotham 10 In Finland there are stories about the people of Holmola Holmolaiset 11 12 In 1898 the operetta Molboerne The People of Mols by composer Olfert Jespersen and lyricist Herman Petersen premiered in Copenhagen The work not only had a memorable score but numerous references to such Molbo stories as The Stork In The Corn and Leg Sorting 13 Norway which for nearly three centuries was part of the kingdom of Denmark Norway received many cultural influences from Denmark Consequently Molbo stories are known in both Denmark and Norway and the word Molbo is used in both countries as a term of disparagement The expression Molbo politics is prohibited when speaking from the rostrum in Norway s parliament 14 The Headless Man edit nbsp The Headless Man The Molboes have a long way to the forest so they must rise early to collect wood One morning some of them drove to the forest to bring home a tree they had bought But on the way the one who drove first happened to lose his axe and when the others saw that they thought he threw it away on purpose so they threw away their axes as well Now as they stood in the forest they had nothing with which to chop they didn t know what to do at all and they certainly didn t want to come home empty handed Finally one of them had the brilliant idea to pull the tree down but as they hadn t brought a rope one of them had to climb the tree and lay his head in the cleavage between two branches then the others were to pull his legs until the tree yielded Very well they pulled and they pulled and eventually they all fell backwards including the chap they had been pulling only he had no head This they couldn t fathom they went searching and searching but no they didn t find the head because it was stuck in the tree Well that couldn t be helped now it was time to return home And so they laid the headless man in the wagon and took him home to his wife and asked if she was sure that her husband had brought his head when he left home this morning I can t remember that right now said the wife but then she thought for a while Oh yes he did bring his head she said He ate cabbage with it this morning before he left 15 See also editChelm Fool stock character Wise Men of GothamReferences edit Old stories from Mols illustrated by Axel Mathiesen Ebeltoft Denmark Kaj Elle 1952 Those foolish Molboes by Lillian Bason and Margot Tomes New York Coward McCann and Geoghegan 1977 Christian Elovius Mangor runeberg org Retrieved May 25 2014 C E Mangor denstoredanske dk Retrieved October 12 2014 Beretning om de vidtbekiendte Molboers vise Gierninger og tapre Bedrifter 2 Opl foroget og forbedret Viborg Danmark 1780 Molbo og Aggerbohistorier samt andre dermed beslaegtede Fortaellinger 2 Samling by Evald Tang Kristensen Arhus Denmark Forfatterens Forlag 1903 Molbohistorier gamle og nye by Oskar Braaten Oslo Aschehoug 1941 Old stories from Denmark illustrated by Poul Lundsgaard Ebeltoft Denmark Kaj Elle 1967 Lazy Jack authorama com Retrieved May 25 2014 The Wise Fools of Gotham sacred texts com com Retrieved May 25 2014 The Holmolaiset Build A House google com Retrieved May 25 2014 Tales from a Finnish tupa by James Cloyd Bowman and Margery Bianco Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press 2009 pp 220 230 Molboerne eventyrspil mono net Retrieved May 25 2014 Molbopolitikk Oslo Dagbladet 28 februar 2014 A priceless Molbo story by Ariane Schjelderup and Oyvind Olsholt buf no Retrieved May 25 2014 External links editMolbohistorier 01 Molbohistorier 02 Molbohistorier 03 The Molbo Column Hayseeds And Bumpkins The Molboes and the HenBookMolbo og aggerbohistorierImagesOld Stories From Denmark Those Foolish MolboesStreaming audioSerenade af MolboerneVideosSerenade af Molboerne Potpourri af Molboerne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Molbo story amp oldid 1170916456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
