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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The Grimms' later editions see it fit to comment that the man throwing shade on God is to blame on the his ignorance of "how wisely God distributes wealth and poverty".
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The Grimms' later editions see it fit to comment that the man throwing shade on God is to blame on the his ignorance of "how wisely God distributes wealth and poverty".
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The later editions see it fit to comment that the man throwing shade on God is to blame on the his ignorance of "how wisely God distributes wealth and poverty".
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The Grimms' later editions see it fit to comment that the man throwing shade on God is to blame on the his ignorance of "how wisely God distributes wealth and poverty".
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The later editions see it fit to comment that this is to blame on the man's ignorance of "how wisely God distributes wealth and poverty".
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The later editions see it fit to comment that this the man throwing shade on God is to blame on the man's his ignorance of "how wisely God distributes wealth and poverty".
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I'm not sure if this refers to a different version of the story, but the Grimm version, although it criticizes the man throwing shade on God, does not explicitly say that poor people will go to Heaven.
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The later edition points out editions see it fit to comment that this is more a reflection of to blame on the man's ignorance...since ignorance of "how wisely God makes sure the poor get the last laugh in Heaven. distributes wealth and poverty".
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* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Both God and the Devil offer themselves as godfathers to the poor man's son, but the poor man rejects God for giving to the rich and neglecting the poor, and the Devil for being a scammer. He accepts Death, because Death is the only one of the three who is just.
** Although this is played as the poor man being a poor judge of character, with the story commenting that he "did not know how wisely God divides out wealth and poverty." Fortunately, the man at least isn't stupid enough to make DealWithTheDevil.
** Although this is played as the poor man being a poor judge of character, with the story commenting that he "did not know how wisely God divides out wealth and poverty." Fortunately, the man at least isn't stupid enough to make DealWithTheDevil.
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* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Both God and the Devil offer themselves as godfathers to the poor man's son, but the poor man rejects God for giving to the rich and neglecting the poor, and the Devil for being a scammer. He accepts Death, because Death is the only one of the three who is just.
** Although this is played asjust. The Grimm version apologetically comments on the poor man being a poor judge man's refusal of character, with the story commenting God's offer that he the man "did not know how wisely God divides out wealth and poverty." Fortunately, poverty"; apparently this was added in by the man at least isn't stupid enough Grimms in order to make DealWithTheDevil.neutralize the subversiveness of the poor man's stance on God.
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That may be true, but does not fit under God And Satan Are Both Jerks.
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** In some versions the first stranger is SaintPeter instead, and is rejected on the grounds of having denied knowing Jesus three times.
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction". The later edition points out this is more a reflection of the man's ignorance...since God makes sure the poor get the last laugh in Heaven.
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** In some versions the first stranger is SaintPeter instead, and is rejected on the grounds of having denied knowing Jesus three times.
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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: The poor man looking for a godfather is approached by both {{God}} and {{the Devil}} with the offer to help him out, but he refuses both of them, telling them to their face that God is not doing his job right, and that the Devil is a con man.
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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: The poor man looking for a godfather is approached by both {{God}} and {{the Devil}} with the offer to help him out, but he refuses both of them, telling them to their face that God is not doing his job right, and that the Devil is a con man. This has no apparent consequences for him.
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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: The poor man looking for a godfather is approached by both {{God}} and {{the Devil}} with the offer to help him out, but he refuses both of them, telling them to their face that God is not doing his job right, and that the Devil is a con man.
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** Although this is played as the poor man being a poor judge of character, with the story commenting that he "did not know how wisely God divides out wealth and poverty." Fortunately, the man at least isn't stupid enough to make DealWithTheDevil.
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* LoopholeAbuse: In some versions, the godson tries to cheat Death by saying "give me time to read through the Lord's Prayer," then avoids any situation where he might possibly have to read all of it. Or saying "let me live until this candle burns out" but blows out the candle and puts the end in his pocket and doesn't burn it. [[ForegoneConclusion Death, being Death, gets around these loopholes.]]
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* StandardHeroReward: The king announces that anyone who can heal his only daughter from her sickness will get her in marriage and inherit the kingdom.
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* StandardHeroReward: The king announces that anyone who can heal his only daughter from her sickness will get her in marriage and inherit the kingdom.kingdom.
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* AnAesop: No matter who you are, no one can cheat death. Even Death's beloved godson isn't exempt from this rule when he pushes his luck.
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* DeathsHourglass: Death shows his godson a cave full of candles which measure the lives of all mortals. The taller the candle, the longer the person lives, and when the candle has burnt down and goes out, they die. The godson then asks for his own candle, and to his terror Death shows him a tiny stump that is just about to go out.
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* InvisibleToNormals: Death gives his godson the ability to see him (Death) standing at the sick person's bed whenever he (the godson) is called, indicating to him whether the patient can be cured or is certain to die. No one else is able to see Death.
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* BargainWithHeaven: Death gives his godson the ability to see at once whether a sick person will live or die, plus the ability to cure anyone who is not destined to die. This makes the godson a famous physician, but when he uses his gifts to cheat Death despite Death's earnest warnings to do so, Death takes his life in exchange for the ones he saved.
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* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: The poor man gains Death as a godfather for his child. Death attends the baptism and later teaches his godson everything he needs to know to become a great physician. Only when the godson double-crosses Death repeatedly and against Death's earnest warnings to do so, Death becomes angry and takes his godson's life.
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* TheGrimReaper: Death appears as a stranger on the road who offers himself as a godfather to the poor man's son, attends the godson's baptism, and later returns to teach his godson how to become a famous physician. Death's look remains ambiguous; he has "withered legs", which could be an euphemism for the familiar skeletal figure; on the other hand, the poor man does not recognize Death when he first sees him and is not terrified by the stranger. Death also has an "ice-cold hand" with a very firm grip.
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* TheGrimReaper: Death appears as a stranger on the road who offers himself as a godfather to the poor man's son, attends the godson's baptism, and later returns to teach his godson how to become a famous physician. Death's look remains ambiguous; he has "withered legs", legs" and a "withered fist", which could be an euphemism for the familiar skeletal figure; on the other hand, the poor man does not recognize Death when he first sees him and is not terrified by the stranger. Death also has an "ice-cold hand" with a very firm grip.
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* TheGrimReaper: Death appears as a stranger on the road who offers himself as a godfather to the poor man's son, attends the godson's baptism, and later returns to teach his godson how to become a famous physician. Death's look remains ambiguous; he has "withered legs", which could be an euphemism for the familiar skeletal figure; on the other hand, the poor man does not recognize Death when he first sees him and is not terrified by the stranger. Death also has an "ice-cold hand" with a very firm grip.
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* DealWithTheDevil: Defied: The Devil offers to give the poor man's son money aplenty and "all the joys of the world as well" if the man will chose him as the boy's godfather. But the man refuses, because the Devil is a bad egg.
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* AllAreEqualInDeath: The poor man, who has earlier rejected God because God favors the rich and neglects the poor, happily accepts Death as a godfather, because Death "makes everyone equal" and "takes rich and poor alike, without distinction".
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* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Both God and the Devil offer themselves as godfathers to the poor man's son, but the poor man rejects God for giving to the rich and neglecting the poor, and the Devil for being a scammer. He accepts Death, because Death is the only one of the three who is just.
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* DyingCandle: To teach his godson why it is wrong to try to trick Death, Death leads him into a cave where thousands of candles of different heights are burning; each of them, Death reveals, is the life of a mortal: Whenever a candle burns out, someone on Earth dies. The godson asks about his own life candle, and to his horror Death shows him a very short one which is just about to go out.
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* DyingCandle: To teach his godson why it is wrong to try to trick Death, Death leads him into a cave where thousands of countless candles of different heights are burning; each of them, Death reveals, is the life of a mortal: Whenever a candle burns out, someone on Earth dies. The godson asks about his own life candle, and to his horror Death shows him a very short one which is just about to go out.
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"Godfather Death" is a fairy tale with many variants, all built on the premise of a mortal gaining [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as a godfather. The best known variant is the one in [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Grimm's Fairy Tales]] and goes like this:
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[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/godfatherdeath/index.html "Godfather Death" Death"]] is a fairy tale with many variants, all built on the premise of a mortal gaining [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as a godfather. The best known variant is the one in [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Grimm's Fairy Tales]] and goes like this:
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* HealingHerb: Death takes his godson out to the forest and shows him a herb that will cure all patients except those which Death intends to claim for himself. All the godson ever does as a physician is to apply the magic herb.
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* HealingHerb: Death takes his godson out to the forest and shows him a herb that will cure all patients except those which Death intends to claim for himself. By use of this herb, the godson becomes a famous physician.
* {{Panacea}}: The magic herb which Death shows his godson can cure all diseases so long as the sufferer is not destined to die. All the godson ever does as a physician is to apply the magic herb.
* {{Panacea}}: The magic herb which Death shows his godson can cure all diseases so long as the sufferer is not destined to die. All the godson ever does as a physician is to apply the magic herb.
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"Godfather Death" is a fairy tale with many variants, all built on the premise of a mortal gaining [[TheGrimReaper Death]] as a godfather. The best known variant is the one in [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm Grimm's Fairy Tales]] and goes like this:
A poor man with twelve children has his 13th child. As the man has already asked everyone suitable he knows to be godparents to his other children, finding a godfather for his newborn son is a serious problem. Eventually he resolves to ask random strangers on the road to be the child's godfather.
After encountering {{God}} and {{the Devil}} and rejecting them as godfathers, the poor man meets a stranger who says he is Death and would like to be his son's godfather. This time, the man accepts.
When the boy comes of age, the godfather visits and declares he is going to make his godson a famous physician. He shows him a magic herb and tells him that whenever he will visit a patient, he will see Death standing either at the head or the feet of the sick person: If Death stands at the head, the patient can be cured, but if he stands at the bed's foot end, death is certain. Armed with this knowledge, the godson becomes both famous and wealthy for his medical arts.
One day, the physician is called to cure the king. Death stands at the king's feet, but because the sick man is the king, the physician turns the bed around, so that Death comes to stand at the head. The trick works, and the king gets better. Seeing as it worked one time, the physician gets the idea it might work another time. But how long can even Death's godson afford to cheat his godfather?
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* BalancingDeathsBooks: When the physician asks Death to set up a new life candle for him before the old one can burn out, Death answers this is not possible, because for every fresh candle that begins to burn, an old one has to go out. This revelation also points to the possibility that the disease of the princess was the price for the physician saving the life of the king, her father, against Death's wishes, and even that the reason the physician has to die is because he has saved the princess' life.
* DyingCandle: To teach his godson why it is wrong to try to trick Death, Death leads him into a cave where thousands of candles of different heights are burning; each of them, Death reveals, is the life of a mortal: Whenever a candle burns out, someone on Earth dies. The godson asks about his own life candle, and to his horror Death shows him a very short one which is just about to go out.
* HealingHerb: Death takes his godson out to the forest and shows him a herb that will cure all patients except those which Death intends to claim for himself. All the godson ever does as a physician is to apply the magic herb.
* StandardHeroReward: The king announces that anyone who can heal his only daughter from her sickness will get her in marriage and inherit the kingdom.
A poor man with twelve children has his 13th child. As the man has already asked everyone suitable he knows to be godparents to his other children, finding a godfather for his newborn son is a serious problem. Eventually he resolves to ask random strangers on the road to be the child's godfather.
After encountering {{God}} and {{the Devil}} and rejecting them as godfathers, the poor man meets a stranger who says he is Death and would like to be his son's godfather. This time, the man accepts.
When the boy comes of age, the godfather visits and declares he is going to make his godson a famous physician. He shows him a magic herb and tells him that whenever he will visit a patient, he will see Death standing either at the head or the feet of the sick person: If Death stands at the head, the patient can be cured, but if he stands at the bed's foot end, death is certain. Armed with this knowledge, the godson becomes both famous and wealthy for his medical arts.
One day, the physician is called to cure the king. Death stands at the king's feet, but because the sick man is the king, the physician turns the bed around, so that Death comes to stand at the head. The trick works, and the king gets better. Seeing as it worked one time, the physician gets the idea it might work another time. But how long can even Death's godson afford to cheat his godfather?
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* BalancingDeathsBooks: When the physician asks Death to set up a new life candle for him before the old one can burn out, Death answers this is not possible, because for every fresh candle that begins to burn, an old one has to go out. This revelation also points to the possibility that the disease of the princess was the price for the physician saving the life of the king, her father, against Death's wishes, and even that the reason the physician has to die is because he has saved the princess' life.
* DyingCandle: To teach his godson why it is wrong to try to trick Death, Death leads him into a cave where thousands of candles of different heights are burning; each of them, Death reveals, is the life of a mortal: Whenever a candle burns out, someone on Earth dies. The godson asks about his own life candle, and to his horror Death shows him a very short one which is just about to go out.
* HealingHerb: Death takes his godson out to the forest and shows him a herb that will cure all patients except those which Death intends to claim for himself. All the godson ever does as a physician is to apply the magic herb.
* StandardHeroReward: The king announces that anyone who can heal his only daughter from her sickness will get her in marriage and inherit the kingdom.
