Beschrijving
The Blind Men and the Elephant. Four blind men feel an elephant’s leg, tail, ear, and body respectively, and conclude that the elephant is like a log, a rope, a fan, or something without beginning or end [J1761.10].
Motief
J1761.10
Commentaar
Documented in the 2nd century in Buddhist literature. Spread to the west via Islamic-Persian folklore (11th century). Only a few European examples, all of them recent.
Oorspronkelijk Verhaaltype
1317
Subgenre
mop