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77: The Stag Admires Himself in a Spring

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The stag admires himself in a spring. He is proud of his horns, ashamed of his legs. In flight his horns are caught and the dogs overtake him.

Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Ἔλαφος ἐπὶ νάματος καὶ λέων	77	Ancient Greek	Αἴσωπος	Greece	_
Ἔλαφος ἐπὶ νάματος καὶ λέων	77	Ancient Greek	Βαβρίας	Greece	_
Ἔλαφος ἐπὶ νάματι καὶ θηρευταί	77	Ancient Greek	Syntipas	Greece	_
Le Cerf se voyant dans l'eau	77	French	Jean de La Fontaine	France	0

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Without Title	77	Netherlands		1201	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank