Farce of the Cow

De klucht van de koe or The Farce of the Cow is a Dutch farce from 1612 written by Gerbrand Bredero.

Plot[edit]

A farmer is tricked by a conman:^[1] the conman asks the farmer to sell him a cow because he urgently needs money. However, the swindler stole this cow from the farmer. And while the farmer sells his own cow to another farmer, the thief has food and drink brought in at an inn. The farmer comes to the inn with the money from the sale and is treated by the swindler, who then leaves without paying. To prevent it from being told how he fell into the trap, the farmer eventually also has to pay the outstanding bills of the inn.

References[edit]

^ Hermans, Theo, ed. (2009). A Literary History of the Low Countries. Camden House. p. 209. ISBN 9781571132932 – via Google Books. In the Farce of the Cow (Klucht van de Koe) a smug but naive farmer is taken for a ride by a clever thief and ends up selling his own stolen cow for the thief's benefit.

External links[edit]

De klucht van de koe on DBNL

[1] Hermans, Theo, ed. (2009). A Literary History of the Low Countries. Camden House. p. 209. ISBN 9781571132932 – via Google Books. In the Farce of the Cow (Klucht van de Koe) a smug but naive farmer is taken for a ride by a clever thief and ends up selling his own stolen cow for the thief's benefit.

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