ATU 154 The Fox and His Members (previously 'Bear-food')

ATU 154

The Fox and His Members (previously 'Bear-food')

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

Motifs the recorded variants carry

"Bear's food." To urge on his horses a man threatens them with the bear, calling them "bear's food." The bear hears and comes for them. 1 variant
Fox holds conversation with his members, attracts attention, and is caught. He scolds in turn his feet, eyes, ears, and tail. In his excitement he sticks out his tail from his hiding place. 1 variant
Creditor killed or driven away. 1 variant
The hare's last will. Surrounded by hunters and hounds, the hare considers to whom each of his members will be allotted. Succeeds in escaping. 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.