C081. Baer (p. 94). Brother Rabbit Lays in His Beef Supply

This is Chase081.

Types ATU0073 blinding the guard
Motifs K0343.3 companion sent away so that rascal may steal common food supply
Notes
See notes to Chase007 and Chase010 for this tale type.

Baer contrast Indian and European versions where after character escapes into hole, "the pursuing animal gives up and goes away, sometimes later devising a new trick" ... but in the African versions, Mofokeng observes, "the deceived animal decides to wait... or leaves somebody else waiting."

conclusion "this tale appears to be an Afro-American version of a well-known African tale"