Greedy jackal caught in carcass of dead bullock.
The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd short-sightedness. · Foolish disregard of personal danger. · view the constellation · filed as J2136.6.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index
Filed under Animal caught in animal carcass. (Cf. J2131.5.)
Carried in tale types
- The Jackal Trapped in the Animal Hide · ATU 68 1 recorded variant
ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “carcass” · wander