The fox suggests eating his own brains. The wolf, wanting to get brains, strikes his head against a tree.
Deceptions. · Deception into self-injury. · Deception into disastrous attempt to procure food. · view the constellation · filed as K1025.1
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference
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- LithuanianBalys Index No. *21A.
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Filed under Eating his own entrails. The fox persuades the wolf to do so.
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- Eating his own Entrails · ATU 211 recorded variant