Tortoise speaks and loses his hold on the stick. He is being carried through the air by a bird.
The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Talkative fools. · Talkative fools. · view the constellation · filed as J2357
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Spanish Exempla Keller
- Japanese Ikeda.
- general *Penzer V 55 n. 3
- general *Chauvin II 90 No. 31
- general Bødker Exempler 285 No. 33
Carried in tale types
- The Tortoise Lets itself be Carried by Birds (previously Tortoise Lets self be Carried by Eagle) · ATU 225A 2 recorded variants
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