Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

239: The Crow Helps the Deer Escape from the Snare

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 239: The Crow Helps the Deer Escape from the Snare

Description

The deer aids the jackal, but when the deer is caught in a snare the jackal refuses to help him. On the advice of the crow the deer feigns death. When the hunter releases him, he bounds away.

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