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- What the bear whispered in his ear

Paid guide climbs tree and leaves traveler to mercy of a bear. Traveler feigns death and the bear sniffs at him and leaves. The guide: »What did the bear say to you?« »He said, never trust a coward like you.«

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*Anderson in Tauscher Volksmärchen 177

Wienert FFC LVI 68 (ET 319), 126 (ST 349)

Aesop (Halm No. 311)

Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 422.