Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks

Motif

Mouse teaches her child to fear quiet cats but not noisy cocks.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from animals. · view the constellation · filed as J132

Cited in the index

general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 530.

Within the index

Filed under Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from animals.

Filed beside it

Animal gives wise example to man Animal behavior teaches man what to avoid Departing animal gives man counsels Crow inspects the three worlds in search of happiness Wisdom learned from example of insects

Carried in tale types

The Mice and the Rooster · ATU 112** 1 recorded variant

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