ATU 1316 Mistaking One Animal for Another (previously Rabbit Thought to be a Cow)

ATU 1316

Mistaking One Animal for Another (previously Rabbit Thought to be a Cow)

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Anecdotes And Jokes · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Dungbeetle thought to be bee. "I know you well enough, you have put on a blue coat." 1 variant
Ass thought to be hare. 1 variant
Earthworm thought to be snake (or other monster). 1 variant
Rabbit thought to be a cow. Servant sent to bring in cows is found chasing rabbits. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.