Crab walks backward: learned from his parents

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Crab walks backward: learned from his parents.

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

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general *Crane Vitry 152 No. 44
general Wienert FFC LVI *63 (ET 258), *103 (ST 159)
general Halm Aesop No. 187.

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Filed under Like parent, like child.

Filed beside it

Hind, like his mother, flees before the hounds. Useless for her to urge him to stand up against them Farmer's son and noble's reared in country. The former takes to toil on farm, the latter to riding and hunting Alleged son of king proved to be bastard when he displays habits of his true father Father, like son, acts foolishly at king's court Butcher's son becomes cruel and atrocious ruler

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The Crab Walks Backward: Learned from his Parents · ATU 2761 recorded variant

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