Weasel paints self to deceive mice. Detected — Mythoi

Motif

Weasel paints self to deceive mice. Detected.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Humility. · Presumption of the lowly. · view the constellation · filed as J951.4

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI *53 (ET 133), 87 (ST 7)
general Halm Aesop No. 87.

Within the index

Filed under Lowly masks as great.

1 finer motif beneath it

Painted jackal admitted neither to the peacocks nor to the jackals

Filed beside it

Ass in lion's skin unmasked when he raises his voice Jay in peacock's (pigeon's) skin unmasked Crow tries to prophesy like raven: detected by his voice King of jackals captured because of his large banner

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