μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Lion divides the booty. Best part goes to himself as king of beasts; second, as strongest; third, as most valiant; fourth – "touch it if you dare."

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Adaptability. · Policy in dealing with the great. · view the constellation · filed as J811.1.1

Cited in the index
  • general Wienert FFC LVI *59 (ET 216), *148 (ST 530)
  • general Halm Aesop No 258
  • general *K. Gorski Die Fabel vom Löwenanteil in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung (Berlin, 1888).
Within the index

Filed under The lion's share. Ass divides booty equally between himself, fox, and lion. Lion eats ass. Fox then divides: gives lion meat and he takes bones.

Carried in tale types

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