Dog and hog dispute over their children: worth lies not in speed.
The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J243.1
Motif
Cited in the index
- general Wienert FFC LVI 44 (ET 19), 142 (ST 478)
- general Halm Aesop No. 409.
Within the index
Filed under Usefulness better than speed.
Carried in tale types
- The Dog and the Sow Argue (previously Dog and Hog Dispute) · ATU 219F* 1 recorded variant
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