Ass tries to caress his master like the dog. He is driven off

Motif

Ass tries to caress his master like the dog. He is driven off.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Foolish imitation. · Types of foolish imitation. · view the constellation · filed as J2413.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller
West Indies Flowers 489f.
general *Crane Vitry 139 No. 15
general Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 79
general Jacobs Aesop 202 No. 10
general Wienert FFC LVI 46 (ET 45), *90 (ST 19)
general Halm Aesop No. 331

Within the index

Filed under Foolish imitation by an animal. Tries to go beyond his powers.

1 finer motif beneath it

Ass imitating dog brays so as to wake master when thieves are robbing him. Beaten for his pains

Filed beside it

Ass tries to jump on the roof like the ape Daw tries to carry off lamb like eagle. Is caught in the lamb's fleece Animal dupe cuts off limb. Thinks he is imitating another animal The dog imitates a wolf. Wants to kill a horse. He asks the cat: "Is my back bristled, etc." The horse kills him with a kick. (Cf. K1121.) Monkey sneezes in king's presence like rabbit. Killed Crane tries to catch fish like hawk. Is mired at water's edge Jackal tries to roar like lion at elephant. Is killed Raven tries to imitate dove's step but breaks his bones

Carried in tale types

The Donkey Tries to Caress his Master (previously Ass Tries to Caress his Master like a Dog) · ATU 214 1 recorded variant

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