Jay in peacock's (pigeon's) skin unmasked — Mythoi

Motif

Jay in peacock's (pigeon's) skin unmasked.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Humility. · Presumption of the lowly. · view the constellation · filed as J951.2

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.
general Type 244
general Wienert FFC LVI 47, 57 (ET 61, 173), *93 (ST 66, 67, 68)
general Halm Aesop Nos. 200, 201, 201b
general Jacobs Aesop 205 No. 21
general Scala Celi 80b No. 461

Within the index

Filed under Lowly masks as great.

Filed beside it

Ass in lion's skin unmasked when he raises his voice Crow tries to prophesy like raven: detected by his voice Weasel paints self to deceive mice. Detected King of jackals captured because of his large banner

Carried in tale types

The Raven in Borrowed Feathers · ATU 244 1 recorded variant

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