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Motif

Wolf acts as judge before eating the rams. They are to go to the end of the field and run to him. They run at him and kill him.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by false plea. · view the constellation · filed as K579.5.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Espinosa Jr. Nos. 30, 31.
  • general *Wesselski Märchen 251 No. 58
Within the index

Filed under Respite while captor acts as umpire between captives.

Filed beside it
Tiger to help foxes divide their young. Foxes escape into hole
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Ram promises to jump into wolf's belly. Gives him a hard knock. The stunned wolf thinks he has swallowed the ram. (Cf. K579.5.1.)
Carried in tale types

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