Wolf prefers liberty and hunger to dog's servitude and plenty — Mythoi

Motif

Wolf prefers liberty and hunger to dog's servitude and plenty.

Reversal of fortune. · Pride brought low. · Proud animal less fortunate than humble. · view the constellation · filed as L451.3

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda
Spanish Exempla Keller.
general *Type 201
general Crane Vitry 221 No. 217
general Wienert FFC LVI 61 (ET 238), 124 (ST 326)
general Halm Aesop No. 278
general Jacobs Aesop 206 No. 28
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 433
general Scala Celi 76b No. 435

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 Wild ass envies tame ass until he sees his burdens 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 201 1 recorded variant

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