Hardhearted horse allows ass to be overburdened until it is crushed. Horse must then assume the load — Mythoi

Motif

Hardhearted horse allows ass to be overburdened until it is crushed. Horse must then assume the load.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – social. · view the constellation · filed as W155.1

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI *56 (ET 170), 144 (ST 397)
general Halm Aesop No. 177.

Within the index

Filed under Hardness of heart.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Old bullock deserted and left to die Man overloads and starves camel

Filed beside it

Man helping another across stream drops him when he learns that he has lost his high position Man unable to weep for hardness of heart Hardhearted person refuses reprieve for father's murderers Permission refused to drink from water tank

Carried in tale types

Hard-hearted Horse and Donkey · ATU 207B 1 recorded variant

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