Grimms' Fairy Tales, Doctor Knowall summary

What happens

1. Crabb envies a doctor's comfortable life and follows his instructions to buy equipment, change clothes, and display a new professional name.
2. A lord brings Crabb and his wife Grete to his castle to find stolen money.
3. Three guilty servants mistake Crabb's remarks about successive dishes for statements identifying them as thieves.
4. Crabb laments his own name over a covered dish of crabs, convincing the lord that he knows its contents.
5. Four servants confess privately, reveal the money's hiding place, and offer payment for secrecy.
6. A fifth servant mistakes Crabb's words to his book for detection; Crabb reveals the money, receives rewards, and gains fame.

What to notice

Crabb addresses the cock pictured in his book, but the hidden servant thinks he is exposed. The mistake strengthens Crabb's reputation for extraordinary knowledge.

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