Beschrijving
The Debate of the Belly and the Members. The members accuse the belly of being lazy and gluttonous. They refuse to carry the food but, in so doing, they harm themselves because they all depend on each other [J461.1].
There are variants of this type with different opponents, e.g. house and stone (Serbian) or head and tail of a snake (Babrius/Perry 1965, No. 134).
There are variants of this type with different opponents, e.g. house and stone (Serbian) or head and tail of a snake (Babrius/Perry 1965, No. 134).
Motief
J461.1
Commentaar
Aesopic fable (Perry 1965, 446f. No. 130), originated in ancient Babylonia.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
293
Subgenre
sprookje