M130. A fox and a bird in the same hole .22.27.28.32.-.34.
Thefox and the bird hide from the hunter in the same hole or hollow. The bird pretends to be dead and as a result escapes, alone or with a fox. Cf. M130A motive.
Burmese, Romanians, Chuvash, Mordovians, Bashkirs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Telengits, Khakas.
Burma - Indochina. Burmese [The fox tells the Pelican that she is smarter if she has a bigger head; both hide in the hollow from the hunter; the fox pushes the Pelican out, he pretends to be dead, flies away; the hunter pulls out the Fox, puts it in a bag]: Zapadova 1977:41.
The Balkans. Romanians [the fox says it has 7 brains and the owl has only one; the fox is in panic - hunters chased her; the owl pretended to be dead in front of the fox hole; while the hunters looked at her , the fox jumped out and ran away]: Gaster 1915, No. 110:320-321.
Central Europe. Ukrainians (Volyn) [the crane asks the fox to take it for the winter, promises to teach him how to fly; the fox asks how many thoughts the crane has; it first says 9, then, etc., and the fox always has it alone; when he is alone with the crane, he says that he will pretend to be dead, the hunter will look at him, let the fox run away at that time; they are saved, the crane invites the fox to ride it; twice rises low, then high, asks if it is good to fly, the fox does not answer - its bones are on the ground]: Pankeev 1992:29-30 (= Petnikov 1956:53-54).
Volga - Perm. Chuvash [The fox and the Crane are hiding in a hole from the hunters; the Crane says it has one mind, the Fox says it has nine; the hunters approach; when there is only one mind left, the Fox tells the Crane get outside, pretend to be dead; while the hunters are arguing whether the Crane is alive, the Fox runs away, the Crane flies after her]: Sidorova 1979:37-38 (=Eysin 1993:27-29); Mordovians [the fox says it knows 77 tricks, and the crane alone; they were surrounded by dogs; the crane pretended to be dead, the dogs chased the fox; the crane took off again, pretended its wing was broken; the dogs after him, he took off, the fox ran away]: Samorodov 1972:10-11; Mordovians [fox: I have 77 minds; crane: I have only one; they were surrounded by hunters, a fox in a hole; the crane pretended to be dead; the hunters began to dig a hole; the crane got up, pretended to be hit; hunters and dogs ran after him, he flew away and the fox ran away too]: Yurtov 1883, No. 1:5; Bashkirs [the crane calls the fox to visit, serves soup in a narrow-necked pot; fox calls a crane, serves food in a flat trough; both see hunters, the crane climbs into the fox hole, pretends to be dead; it was pulled out, it took off, the hunters began to watch, at which time the fox ran away]: Barag 1989, No. 94:405-406.
Turkestan. Kazakhs [The Fox and the Crane climbed into the hole, the hunter began to dig it up; the crane says he will pretend to be dead; the hunter thinks that the fox killed the crane, leaves it, it will fly away, the hunter will turn around, The fox will run away; and so it happened]: Kaskabaev et al. 1979, No. 67:135 (=Daurenbekov 1979:254-255); Kyrgyz [the crane became friends with the fox, she invited him into its hole; a hunter came; the crane suggested that he would pretend to be dead; the hunter would pull him out thinking it was the fox who strangled him; he would take off, the hunter would look, the fox would jump out and run away; that's what happened]: Brudny, Eshmambetov 1981:275.
Southern Siberia - Mongolia. Telengits [The Fox and the Crane argue about each other's species and habits; the Fox says she has a hundred minds, the Crane has one, the ability to fly away; hunters are coming, both hiding in one hole; the old hunter pulled the crane by the legs, it pretended to be dead, flew away; pulled out the Fox, gave it to the boy, who also pretended to be dead, ran away; invited the Crane to drink araka, grabbed it when he shoved it head into the jug, the Crane fought back; tells Lisa not to pursue him anymore, otherwise it will be bad]: Sadalova 2002, No. 11:103-107; Khakas [the fox and the crane began to climb into the cage; the fox stole lambs, the crane - grain; it snowed, people followed the hole; fox: how many thoughts do you think? crane: one - I'll have to die; fox: I'm forty; pretend to be dead, you'll be thrown away, then take off, people follow you, then I'll get out; both are saved]: Torokova, Sychenko 2014, No. 6:63-65.