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Devil's Catechism, The
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| Sound recording, story; The Devil's Catechsim, an East European Jack tale, outwitting the devil story, riddling tale and participatory story, told by Ben Haggarty, at the Living Crafts exhibition, at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, England, 7th May 2006 | |
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| Introduction by Ben Haggarty, including suggestions from the audience about what to include in a story, followed by story told by Ben Haggarty. A story about Jack the Widow's son, who seeks his fortune following the advice given by his mother on her death bed: 'do as you would done by', the advice of a beggar and the advice of the devil. This leads Jack to find a wife. The devil then offers Jack and his wife a flock of sheep on the understanding that, in a years time, he will appear at their door and ask them 12 questions which they must answer in order to keep the sheep and enjoy years of happiness. The questions take the form of riddles and follow a pattern of 'What is your one?', 'What is your two?' and so on. The riddles are answered with suggestions from the audience. | |
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| audience:- | family |
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| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 19 minutes, 27 seconds |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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| origin:- | Europe, East |
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| Ben Haggarty's Hatfield House participant pass | |
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Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England: Hatfield House
07 May 2006 public performance: Living Crafts Exhibition |
| performance recording from:- |
archivist: Kate Norgate |
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