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{{Inset Story | {{Inset Story | ||
|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Epstein (1967); Clouston (1884) | |Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Epstein (1967); Clouston (1884) | ||
|Has Motif=Animal tale; Lesson: greed; Lesson: flattery; Boar | |Has Motif=Animal tale; Lesson: greed; Lesson: flattery; Boar; Deception; Setting: nature; Food and drink; Orchard | ||
|Has Summary='''The Boar''' | |Has Summary='''The Boar''' | ||
Frightened of a fierce, huge boar, a herdsman escapes up a fruit-tree. He throws down fruit which the boar eats until it is full, sated, and sleepy. When the herdsman descends, the boar lies passively, and the herdsman kills it. In some versions (e.g., Mischle Sendebar), the boar eats until it bursts; in other versions, the herdsman strokes it gently until it falls fully asleep before killing it, while in other versions it is a monkey who tricks the boar. | Frightened of a fierce, huge boar, a herdsman escapes up a fruit-tree. He throws down fruit which the boar eats until it is full, sated, and sleepy. When the herdsman descends, the boar lies passively, and the herdsman kills it. In some versions (e.g., Mischle Sendebar), the boar eats until it bursts; in other versions, the herdsman strokes it gently until it falls fully asleep before killing it, while in other versions it is a monkey who tricks the boar. | ||
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|Has Note=Along with [[Avis]], [[Senescalcus]], and [[Canis]], Aper is one of the few inset tales that appears in both 'Eastern' and 'Western' versions of the narrative tradition. | |Has Note=Along with [[Avis]], [[Senescalcus]], and [[Canis]], Aper is one of the few inset tales that appears in both 'Eastern' and 'Western' versions of the narrative tradition. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 6 November 2025
The Boar
Frightened of a fierce, huge boar, a herdsman escapes up a fruit-tree. He throws down fruit which the boar eats until it is full, sated, and sleepy. When the herdsman descends, the boar lies passively, and the herdsman kills it. In some versions (e.g., Mischle Sendebar), the boar eats until it bursts; in other versions, the herdsman strokes it gently until it falls fully asleep before killing it, while in other versions it is a monkey who tricks the boar.
[Added by Jane Bonsall]
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Along with Avis, Senescalcus, and Canis, Aper is one of the few inset tales that appears in both 'Eastern' and 'Western' versions of the narrative tradition. |
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| Nishimura (2001), Epstein (1967), Clouston (1884) |
| Aper appears in the following versions and secondary versions |
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| Aper appears in the following manuscripts |
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