C070. Baer (p. 84). Brother Wolf Falls a Victim

This is Chase070.

Types 0047A Fox (Bear) hangs by his teeth to the horse's tail
Motifs
K1047 Fox (Bear) hangs by his teeth to the horse's tail
K0713.1.3 animal persuaded to be tied by promise of food

Notes
Baer observes typology problems here.
Thompson says both this and Chase036 are the same (fox tied to horse). Gerber, however, calls that one a European story (citing a Roman de Renard parallel), while this is an African story he says, with analogue in which "the fox ties the hyena to the dead lion and the hyena, supposing that the lion is alive, plunges with him into a river" (and Mofokeng has Kenyan parallels).

In fox-horse there is European pattern: "the trickster ties the dupe to a live animal, persuading the dupe he can then hold down a potential food supply" ... but this time, the animal is (presumably) dead and ready to eat. Fox was stupid to believe he could subdue a horse... here is the wolf's motivation is greed.

Baer: "Gerber's analogue plus the two versions in Mofokeng and the character of the dupe is some evidence of an African source."

For more, see notes to Chase089.

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MY NOTES

I'm surprised she doesn't not mention Aesop's lion's share for the dividing part of the story.