Fight of lions and bulls. Lion succeeds only when bulls separate — Mythoi

Motif

Fight of lions and bulls. Lion succeeds only when bulls separate.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Strength in unity. · view the constellation · filed as J1022

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI *48 (ET 73), *112 (ST 229)
general Halm Aesop No. 394.

Within the index

Filed under Strength in unity.

Filed beside it

The quarreling sons and the bundle of twigs. Peasant puts twigs together and cannot break them. Separately they are easily broken. His sons apply the lesson Dog leader fears defeat because his forces are of different breeds. Wolves are all of one kind Quails caught in net rise up in a body with net and escape. As soon as they quarrel they are caught United cocks defeat partridge. When they quarrel they are defeated

Carried in tale types

Horse's Defense against Wolves · ATU 119B* 1 recorded variant

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