Fox prefers to bear weight of his tail rather than give part of it to ape.
The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Gains and losses. · Choices: little gain, big loss. · view the constellation · filed as J341.1
Motif
Cited in the index
- general *Crane Vitry 204 No. 171
- general Herbert III 15.
Within the index
Filed under Weight of bodily member chosen rather than its loss. (Cf. J351.)
Carried in tale types
- Torn-off Tails (previously The Buried Tail) · ATU 2A 1 recorded variant
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