Beschrijving
The fox helps the man; his reward. He converses with his members.
I. The man in anger calls his horse »bear-food«. The bear comes and threatens to eat the horse. [C25].
II. A fox agrees to help the man in return for geese. The fox goes into the woods, imitates the barking of dogs. The bear is intimidated, betrayed, and killed.
III. The man goes for the geese but instead brings dogs back in his bag [K235]. The dogs chase the fox to his hole.
IV. Here the fox asks his feet, eyes, ears, and tail how they have helped him in his flight. His tail admits that it did not help. He sticks out his tail, which is attacked by dogs. [J2351.1].
Subgenre
sprookje
Literatuur
**Krohn Mann und Fuchs 11
*BP I 518 n. 1, III 361f.
Gerber 56 No. 9, 57 Nos. 10, 11
Coffin 2
Espinosa III 310ff.