Beschrijving
Sick Animal Carries the Healthy One (previously Carrying the Sham-Sick Trickster). A fox tricks an injured wolf (bear) into carrying him on his back [K1241] by pretending to be injured himself [K1818]. While he is being carried, the fox says, “The sick animal carries the healthy one” (“The one who was beaten carries the one who was not”.) When the wolf asks about his chant, the fox changes the words around or threatens the wolf (by saying that dogs are chasing them). Cf. Type 72.
Motief
K1241
K1818
Commentaar
Documented as a Hungarian proverb in the 16th–17th century. Rarely an independent tale.
Combinaties
This type is usually combined with episodes of one or more other types, esp. 1, 2, 3, 5, 15, 30, 34, 41, 47A, 47B, and 100.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
4
Subgenre
sprookje