Association of cow and tiger: tiger eats cow as soon as she is hungry

Motif

Association of cow and tiger: tiger eats cow as soon as she is hungry.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice of associates. · Association of strong and weak. · view the constellation · filed as J427

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Association of strong and weak.

Filed beside it

Subordination of weak to strong Stupid fear company of clever Weak fear company of strong Association of rat with cat ceases as soon as mutual danger has passed. The rat threatened by the weasel and the owl allies himself with a cat caught in a net. Saved by the cat, he rescues the cat with precaution and then prudently renounces further relations with her Association of tiger and crane. They soon quarrel Association of strong and weak – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

The Tiger as False Friend to the Cow · ATU 131 1 recorded variant

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