Beschrijving
The Fox Has the Sniffles (previously Fox Refuses to be Mediator). A lion (wolf) asks the animals if his breath smells bad (his den is dirty). Those who say yes are killed. The monkey gives a flattering answer so that the lion will not kill him. Later the lion pretends to be sick and claims that he needs monkey meat to be cured, so the monkey is killed after all. The fox says he has the sniffles (forgot his glasses) and cannot smell, so he is not killed [J811.2]. Cf. Type 243A.
Often the animals are killed, whether they say the lion’s breath stinks or not.
Often the animals are killed, whether they say the lion’s breath stinks or not.
Motief
J811.2
Commentaar
Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 522 No. 514). In Jewish jokes, the actors are human.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
51A
Subgenre
sprookje