Motif
tricky or cunning animal figure
tricky_or_cunning_animal_figure
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal Rivalries, Imitation, and Small-over-Large Victories. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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More Jataka Tales XV THE FOOLHARDY WOLF / XVI THE STOLEN PLOW / XVII THE LION IN BAD COMPANY / XVIII THE WISE GOAT AND THE WOLF; lines 127-164 confidence: medium
The contents list includes eighteen titles: The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls; The Three Fishes; The Tricky Wolf and the Rats; The Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer; The Golden Goose; The Stupid Monkeys; The Cunning Wolf; The Penny-Wise Monkey; The Red-Bud Tree; The Woodpecker and the Lion; The Otters and the Wolf; How the Monkey Saved His Troop; The Hawks and Their Friends; The Brave Little Bowman; The Foolhardy Wolf; The Stolen Plow; The Lion in Bad Company; The Wise Goat and the Wolf.
Two wolf titles describe the wolf as tricky or cunning.
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