Saturday, July 30, 2016

C128. Baer (p. 126). Brother Fox Still in Trouble

This is Chase128.

Types
Motifs
K1014 pepper given as ointment for burns
J2171.1.3 dupe makes boat of mud; it melts
Notes
Baer notes odd occurrence of analogues in Japan. Ther is also a Brazilian Indian story about Kanassa, the firebringer: "Before the boat sinks, he tricks some ducks into exchanging it for their bark canoe."

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