C166. Baer (p. 151). How Mr. Lion Lost his Wool

This is Chase166.

Types
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Motifs
K1000 deception into self-injury
Notes

focuses on lion's personality: "Lion's attitude and behavior in this story is very like his attitude and behavior in African hunting tales; he wants whatever there is, and he wants it first and most."

Also consequences: "Getting burned as a consequence of his imperious ways is characteristic of the African tales. The burning is usually the result of being tricked into swallowing a hot stone, and the results are usually fatal."
See Chase079 for African hot stone as boiling water in American version.
she provides Mofokeng for references

conclusion: "While the setting is very American with the cords of wood and the hog-skinning, the animals have retained their traditional African roles."