Types ATU1004 hogs in the mud; sheep in the air: pigs' tails
Motifs K0335 thief frightens owner from goods
(she mentions K0404.1 in the discussion but with no details)
Notes
Baer: "Uncle Remus's variations on the theme are all consistent with the African and West Indian versions of the type."
Gerber and Crane have European examples but "were apparently unaware of the African analogues."
Ellis has Gold Coast story of Spider and Kwaku Tse (cows' heads instead of tails)
Klippe and Arewa have a Kamba tale "in which hare steals hyena's cattle by this device"
"Milne-Holmes includes a Jamaican tale in which Anansi is the dupe in the fail episode, but manages to turn the situation to his own advantage"
Baer: "The absence in Anglo_American tradition and appearance in the West Indies and mainland United States points to Africa as a source"
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