Thursday, June 30, 2016

C087. Baer (p. 97). Brother Rabbit Takes a Walk

This is Chase087.

Types ATU0110 Belling the Cat
Motifs J0671.1 Belling the Cat
Notes
Gerber and Thompson agree on belling the cat, but Dundes points out the African stories about rabbit and dog's mouth. Baer concludes: "This tale would be most safely categorized as an Afro-American variant of a European tale."

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