Beschrijving
The Sick Lion. A lion (bear, tiger) is sick, and all the animals except the fox (jackal) visit him. The wolf (lynx, coyote, hyena) calls attention to the fox’s absence, which angers the lion. The fox overhears this. He comes and tells the sick lion that he will recover if he applies a fresh wolfskin to his body (eats fresh wolf meat [K961.2]). The lion has the wolf skinned [K961].
Motief
K961.2
K961
Commentaar
Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 534f. No. 585). Documented between 1180 and 1190 in the Roman de Renart (X,1113–1723).
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
50
Subgenre
sprookje