μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Tit for tat. Wolf tells sick lion that fox does not esteem him. Fox overhears it. Later fox tells lion that his only cure lies in his wrapping himself in the wolf's skin. Wolf is killed.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Other fatal deceits. · view the constellation · filed as K961.1.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Exempla Keller
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Disease to be cured by heart of monkey. (Cf. K544.)

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