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Motif

Wolf offers to act as shepherd: plan detected.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Hypocrites. · Detection of hypocrisy. · view the constellation · filed as K2061.1

Cited in the index
  • general Wienert FFC LVI 45 (ET 36), 68 (ET 326), 97 (ST 110)
  • general Halm Aesop No. 283.
Within the index

Filed under Treacherous plan of hypocritical animal detected and prevented.

1 finer motif beneath it
Wolf proposes abolition of dog guards for sheep: plan detected
Filed beside it
Fox feigns to be playing with sheep: dog drives him off Dog caresses sick sheep: shepherd knows that he hopes for sheep's death Wolf tries to entice goat down from high place: plan detected Famished wolf asks sheep to bring him water: plan detected Wolf offers to act as midwife for sow: plan detected Cat offers to act as doctor for cock and hen: plan detected Crocodile tells dog to drink in river without fear: plan detected Cat hangs on wall pretending to be dead: mice detect plan Fox's plan detected by crickets: cricket wings in his excrement Jackal as nurse for leopard cubs eats their food. Chased by leopard

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