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50: Curing a Sick Lion

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 50: Curing a Sick Lion

Description

The fox pretends to seek a remedy for the lion; advises him to skin the wolf .

Variants

50A. Fox Sees all Tracks going into Lion's Den but none coming out

A sick lion asks the animals for help and they all send an emissary. Only the fox does not enter the den. He sees trails going in, but none coming out.

50C. The Ass Boasts of having Kicked the Sick Lion

The fox praises him for his courage.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox50EnglishGeorge Fyler TownsendGreece1867

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Lion, Wolf, and Fox 50 Greek Internet Archive
Liver of the Wise and Liver of the Foolish 50 Egyptian Internet Archive
Reinaerts historie (Reinaert II) vers 5919-6008 50 Netherlands 1479 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van enen liebaerde ende vanden vos Reinaerde 50A Netherlands 1410 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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