The raven with cheese in his mouth. The fox flatters him into singing, so that he drops the cheese — Mythoi

Motif

The raven with cheese in his mouth. The fox flatters him into singing, so that he drops the cheese.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K334.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Korean Zong in-Sob 29 No. 12.
general *Type 57
general *Basset RTP VI 244 n. 4
general Crane Vitry 172 No. 91
general Wienert FFC LVI 52 (ET 121), 97 (ST 115)
general Halm Aesop 204
general *Chauvin III 76 No. 49
general Jacobs Aesop 202 No. 8
general *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 17 No. 11. Spanish Exempla: Keller

Within the index

Filed under Owner gives up goods through flattery.

Filed beside it

Goat induces the camel to talk and meanwhile eats all the food

Carried in tale types

Raven with Cheese in his Mouth · ATU 57 1 recorded variant

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “flatters” · wander