Dungbeetle thought to be bee. "I know you well enough, you have put on a blue coat."

Motif

Dungbeetle thought to be bee. "I know you well enough, you have put on a blue coat."

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · One animal mistaken for another. · view the constellation · filed as J1751

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Type 1317*.

Within the index

Filed under One animal mistaken for another.

Filed beside it

Wolf thought to be colt. In the man's absence eats the mare Bear thought to be dog Ass thought to be hare Earthworm thought to be snake (or other monster)Other animals thought to be a giant cat. Hero in search of monster brings home a dog, zebra, etc. thinking it is the animal he seeks Rabbit thought to be a cow. Servant sent to bring in cows is found chasing rabbits Tiger (lion, etc.) mistaken for domestic animal Other mistaken animals

Carried in tale types

Mistaking One Animal for Another (previously Rabbit Thought to be a Cow) · ATU 13161 recorded variant

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