ATU 47B The Horse Kicks the Wolf in the Teeth

ATU 47B

The Horse Kicks the Wolf in the Teeth

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

Mule as descendant of king's war-horse. Fails to mention his mother. 8 variants
Ass's charter in his hoof. The ass absents himself from the parliament of beasts. The lion sends the fox and the wolf to summon him. He pleads his charter of exemption and invites the fox to read it in his hoof. (Cf. K551.18.) 4 variants
Respite from death granted until wolf reads horse's passport. Wolf kicked to death. (Cf. J1608.) 4 variants
Ass begs wolf to pull thorn out of foot before eating him: kicks wolf in mouth. 4 variants
Wolf (lion) approaches too near to horse: kicked in face. 4 variants
Wolf (lion) as sham doctor looks at horse's foot: kicked in face. 4 variants
Sham physician. 4 variants

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.