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ATU 0077*    ATU 0077*   

- The Wolf Confesses his Sins to God.

Een sprookje (),

Beschrijving

The Wolf Confesses his Sins to God. A wolf (who is about to die) confesses his sins. He has eaten a thousand sheep, five hundred hogs, a hundred cows, and fifty horses.
In some variants, the wolf’s penitence vanishes as soon as he sees his next prey [K2055, U125].

Motief

K2055
U125

Commentaar

Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 561 No. 641, 569 No. 655). Also documented in 1179 in the Roman de Renart (I,921–1618).

Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype

77*

Subgenre

sprookje