Wild ass envies tame ass until he sees his burdens

Motif

Wild ass envies tame ass until he sees his burdens.

Reversal of fortune. · Pride brought low. · Proud animal less fortunate than humble. · view the constellation · filed as L451.2

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Wienert FFC LVI 59 (ST 198), 124 (ST 328)
general Halm Aesop No. 321.

Within the index

Filed under Wild animal finds his liberty better than tame animal's ease.

Filed beside it

Tame bird and wild bird. The tame bird tells the wild one to look about him. He is shot Wolf prefers liberty and hunger to dog's servitude and plenty Parrot prefers cold wet nest in freedom to luxury in royal palace

Carried in tale types

The Lean Dog Prefers Liberty to Abundant Food and a Chain · ATU 2011 recorded variant
The Donkey Envies the Horse in its Fine Trappings · ATU 214*1 recorded variant

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