Monday, May 30, 2016

C045. Baer (p. 68). How Mr. Rooster Lost His Dinner

This is Chase045.

Types none
Motifs
A2435.4.8.1. Why cock scratches for food
K1893 good food hidden under common food
A2777.2 why hen scratches in ground
A2479.1 why cock always scratches earth
Notes
Lambrecht has two African tales where dog tricks bird (rooster, chicken) for having concealed information about food; "dog order the cook to hide the good food under a layer of manioc or dough; the cock refuses to eat then later finds out about the deception and now scratches the earth to find the good food underneath."
Gerber has no Old World parallel but Owens has a southern Negro story (no page number given).

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