The tale of the doctor who defied Death - Iseult Gillespie
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A husband and wife make a deal with Death to ensure their thirteenth child's prosperity, who grows up to become a skilled doctor with a life-saving potion but meets their own demise after trying to cheat Death twice.
Insights
- Death, personified in the story, presents a Faustian bargain to the desperate couple, offering prosperity in exchange for their thirteenth child's future, setting the stage for a moral dilemma that explores themes of sacrifice and the consequences of tempting fate.
- The doctor's tragic fate underscores the inevitability of death and the limits of human power, emphasizing the moral lesson that attempting to outwit mortality is a futile endeavor, ultimately leading to one's downfall.
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Recent questions
What is the story of a doctor who cheats Death?
A doctor encounters Death, gains healing powers, but fails to outsmart Death.
Who offers prosperity in exchange for a child?
Death offers happiness in exchange for a thirteenth child's future.
What happens when the doctor tries to cheat Death?
The doctor saves the king but loses his life due to love.
How does the doctor's life end?
The doctor's life ends in a cave with dwindling candles.
What is the doctor's potion capable of?
The doctor's potion can cure all ailments but has limitations.
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"Doctor defies Death, pays ultimate price"
- A desperate husband and wife, struggling to feed their large family, encounter Death in the woods who offers to be the Godfather of their thirteenth child, promising happiness and prosperity in exchange for the child's future.
- The child grows up to become a renowned doctor with a potion that can cure all ailments, but with strict rules - if Death is at the foot of a patient's bed, the doctor cannot save them.
- Despite warnings, the doctor tries to cheat Death twice, first saving the king but then losing his life when he falls in love with a princess and fails to notice Death by her side, leading to his own demise in a cave of dwindling life candles.
