C041. Baer (p. 64). Mr. Lion Hunts for Mr. Man

This is Chase041.

Types ATU0157 learning to fear man
ATU0038 Claw in Split Tree
Motifs K1111 claw in split tree
K0551.29 (no details)
Notes
Baer: "The end of the story, involving the building of a rail fence, reflects the American experience"

Baughman has human examples instead of animal actors.

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MY NOTES

Baer does not mention the Aesopic version which was very popular in later editions of Aesop, including Bewick etc.