Dungbeetle prefers his dunghill to all other smells

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Dungbeetle prefers his dunghill to all other smells.

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.
general Wienert FFC LVI 60 (ET 217), 119 (ST 292)
general Halm Aesop No. 185
general Herbert III 35ff.

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1 finer motif beneath it

Beetles treated with as much honor as oxen will not learn to act as oxen

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Like parent, like child Hog goes to bath but wallows in the mud Scorpion, in spite of himself, stings the turtle carrying him across the stream. Is drowned Wolf loses interest in the sermon when he sees a flock of sheep. A dervish preaches to him Dog allowed to warm self in house begins to bark. Is chased off Fawn, in spite of his fine horns, runs from the dog Tiger son of human mother scratches her and licks her blood Nature will show itself – miscellaneous

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