C157. Baer (p. 145). Why Mr. Dog is Tame

This is Chase157.

Types
Motifs
A2433.2.4 animals that live with man
A2433.3.2 dog's characteristic haunt
Notes
Lambrecht has a Lulua story where dog abandons jackal; and in another African versions jackal together with leopard visit the domesticated dog (in Lambrecht). Chatelain has jackal and dog, and is the confirmation that Harris used.

Baer notes irony of Uncle Remus's remark: "When dey gits ter puttin' tales in a book, dat's a sign."

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Not a genetic relationship, but surprised Baer does not mention the Aesop's fable: L0451.3 is the TMI that Perry gives for his 346