Beschrijving
Mistaking One Animal for Another (previously Rabbit Thought to be a Cow). (Including the previous Types 1316***, 1316****, 1317*, and 1319M*.) This tale exists chiefly in five different forms:
(1) A foolish farmhand who has been sent out to bring in cows (sheep) thinks that the rabbits running among them are part of the herd [J1757]. Cf. Type 570.
(2) Numskulls mistake an earthworm for a snake (monster) [J1755] or a frog for a lark (turtle-dove). (Previously Type 1316***.)
(3) Numskulls (a hunter) mistake a donkey for a hare because of its long ears [J1754] and kill it. (Previously Type 1316****.)
(4) A fool mistakes a dungbeetle for a bee [J1751]. (Previously Type 1317*.)
(5) Storks are mistaken for cows. (Previously Type 1319M*.)
(1) A foolish farmhand who has been sent out to bring in cows (sheep) thinks that the rabbits running among them are part of the herd [J1757]. Cf. Type 570.
(2) Numskulls mistake an earthworm for a snake (monster) [J1755] or a frog for a lark (turtle-dove). (Previously Type 1316***.)
(3) Numskulls (a hunter) mistake a donkey for a hare because of its long ears [J1754] and kill it. (Previously Type 1316****.)
(4) A fool mistakes a dungbeetle for a bee [J1751]. (Previously Type 1317*.)
(5) Storks are mistaken for cows. (Previously Type 1319M*.)
Motief
J1757
J1755
J1754
J1751
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1316
Subgenre
mop