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Story No. 907


The Goat and the Fox

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Italian Popular Tales

Tradition: Italy

(Otranto, Morosi, p. 73)

Once upon a time a goat entered the den of the fox while the latter was absent. At night the fox returned home, and finding the goat fled because frightened by the horns. A wolf passed by, and was also terrified. Then came a hedgehog and entered the den, and pricked the goat with its quills. The goat came out, and the wolf killed it, and the fox ate it.

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