M153B. Wolf on horseback .27.29.30.33.34.

A wolf is killed or maimed after agreeing to a pet's offer to ride a horse.

Croats, Bulgarians, Adygs, Kumyks, Bukhara Arabs, Persians, Tajiks, Yazgulyams, Pashtuns, Baluchis, Karakalpaks, Tuvans, Buryats, Dagurs.

The Balkans. Croats [the wolf is going to eat the dog, which asks for permission to say goodbye to the puppies, does not return; the donkey advises to start eating it from behind, knocks out the wolf's teeth with its hoof; two rams offer the wolf is jumped into his mouth and ass, beaten from the take-off with horns; the horse offers to jump on her back, carries the wolf to the city, people beat him; when he returns to the forest, the wolf sticks his head into the hollow of a linden tree to hide from rain and hail; a shepherd hiding from the rain under the same linden tree pulled the wolf by the tail and hacked it with an ax]: Schütz 1960, No. 3:27-31; Bulgarians [the foal asks the wolf to take off his horseshoes first, in order not to choke, he lies down; the goat offers to open his mouth wide, butts; two rams to eat the one who gets to him first, butt from the take-off on both sides; the donkey says that the wolf is called to be godfather at a wedding; a wolf rides on a donkey's back, he gets beaten; wolf: grandfather and father were modest, and for some reason I decided to take a walk at the wedding]: Shereshevskaya 1957:28-31.

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Adygi: Aliyeva 1978, No. 70 (Kabardian people) [=Aliyeva, Kardangushev 1977:105-107; horse wolf: tha (supreme god) allowed you to eat; horse: it's more convenient to start from behind; hits the wolf with a hoof; tha sends the wolf to the goat; the wolf chooses to eat it from his head, opens his mouth, the goat butts him with a run; tha sends him to pick up a rib of dried lamb; it is salty, the wolf has gone for a drink, the old man who has dropped his rib picked it up; the wolf wants to eat the calf; he takes him to the elder shepherd, you can eat it; people killed the wolf], 72 [the lamb asks the wolf to let him jump three times first; runs away; the horse advises to eat him from behind; the wolf sits on the horse's back, he throws it off; another horse asks to read what is written on its hoof first, knocked out the wolf's teeth; the wolf laments: let someone take a stick and kill me; the old woman took a stick, killed the wolf]: 338-340, 342-343; Kumyks [the donkey asks the wolf to start eating it from behind, lies with his hoof; the goat asks for permission to feed the goats first, the ram to the lambs, not they come back; the camel asks to sit on it to eat; runs to the bazaar, the wolf is beaten, he fell on the rocks, crashed to death]: Khalilov, Akhundov 1989:33-34.

Iran - Central Asia. Bukhara Arabs [the donkey ran away from the owner to the steppe; the wolf met you; the donkey: my father left me a will - if you meet a wolf, let him ride you on horseback and then eat you; the wolf sat on donkey, donkey rode to where people had a feast, people slaughtered a wolf]: Vinnikov 1969, No. 26:167-168; Persians (Isfahan) [the bear dreamed that he had one piece of stone; fox: so You'll find one game today; a bear rushes at a camel, that one: Didn't you read your father's will? raised his leg and asked the bear to come closer, began to crumple it; the next day, two pieces of stone; two fallow deer in the cave ask for permission to fight their horns first; run away; the third time again alone a piece of stone; a bear rushes at a donkey; he offers a ride, jumps to people; a bear is beaten; a fox: what kind of will did your father make your will? How did you become an expert to know that deer do horn fights? How did you become a clever rider? I've never seen a donkey like you before]: Romaskevich 1934a, No. 8:61-63; Tajiks [about the same in Amonov, Ulug-zade 1957:41-42; the donkey goes to bow to the Kaaba, joined by a ram, a rooster, a mole, woodpecker; the she-wolf demands meat from the donkey; the ram beats her, the rooster performs the funeral service, the woodpecker knocks - the coffin boards, the mole digs the grave; the she-wolf runs away; the lion asks the donkey who he is; donkey: a roaring lion; a lion afraid of a donkey; it is difficult for a donkey to cross the river, the water carries it, it yells, the lion pulls it out; a donkey: I called you to help pull out the big fish; the lion ran away, the wolf came and demanded meat; the donkey offered trot him, gallop, quarry; brings him to people, killed the wolf]: Levin et al. 1981, No. 354:264-266; Yazgulyam [donkey and bear friends, went hunting, on the way a mountain stream; the bear crossed, The donkey sank to the bottom, a baby hit his ear; when the donkey got out, he said he had caught the fry; he cried; the bear got scared and ran away; tells the wolf that the donkey is stronger than him; the wolf tells him to return, but the bear afraid; the wolf went by himself; the donkey advises to ride it first, otherwise his meat is bitter; the donkey ran into the owner's house, the wolf was killed]: Edelman 1966, No. 19:215-216; Pashtuns (Bannu District, Pakistan) [wolf and the jackal hunt together, but the jackal stays away; the lamb asks the wolf to sing first, bleats, the shepherds come running; the jackal to the wolf: did your father or grandfather love music so much? the donkey promises to teach him to ride, carries a wolf, shepherds hit the wolf with sticks; the camel tells you to look at the amulet under his chest first, tramples to death]: Thorburn 1876:221-222; baluchis [a wolf in a dream I saw that I ate three fat pieces; went looking for them in the morning; donkey: your fathers and grandfathers were riders - ride me and eat it; when you ride, close your eyes; the donkey brought the wolf to the village, the wolf forcibly left the dogs; the sheep suggests that the wolf first splash, let him close his eyes; ran away; camel: I have a book under my chest; when you read it, a hole will open in my chest, you can eat me; your fathers and grandfathers were excellent literate; the camel began to crush the wolf, he barely escaped; climbed into his lair; "Stupid - was your father a dancer or a grandfather? That donkey just happened to run away from your tray! OK, well, go to hell! With that sheep (same); with the camel: he killed you himself!" And the thief brought a lot of things into the lair; he grabbed the wolf by the tail and beat him until he killed]: Zarubin 1932, No. 19:212-214.

Turkestan. The Karakalpaks [the donkey invites the camel to fall on the road when salt is carried on them, to pretend that they cannot work; the owner left the donkey, carried all the salt on the camel; a lion came out to the donkey, agreed to compete, whose scream is louder, frightened of the donkey, ran away; the wolf assures that the donkey should be eaten, offers to contact his necks and return; the donkey roared again, the lion ran away, dragging the wolf along the thorns; he told another wolf about the incident; this wolf came to the donkey, offered to take it for a ride on his back first, rode into town, and killed the wolf]: Volkov, Mayorov 1959:68-70.

Southern Siberia - Mongolia. Tuvans [the wolf wants to eat the foal; he suggests riding it first when it is running in a small amble; the wolf does not know what it is, rides, falls asleep, the foal leaves it in the steppe; then the same large amble; trot; foal suggests reading the inscription on his hoof; the wolf bends down, gets hit by his hoof; dies]: Samdan 1994, No. 19:365-367; Buryats: Barannikova 2000, No. 16 (Bokhansky District, Irkutsk Region, 1946) [the foal is stuck in the mud, the wolf is going to eat it, he asks to pull it out first, then wash it - eat it not dirty; and then let it dry - not eat wet meat; then read the inscription on the gold seal under my right hoof; the wolf lies and runs away; the wolf: what inscription did I want to read if I don't understand the letters? ; the bull asks me to ride it first, rushes home, the wolf hits the crossbar; the wolf: I will never sit on horseback again; pigs want to sing, people come running, hit the wolf; wolf: why did I need pig singing? the dog offers to eat not it, but the fallen horse; the wolf falls into the trap, the hunters finished it off]: 79-83 (=Dugarov 1990:354-357); Kungurov 1946 [the foal asks the wolf to pull it out of the mud first, and then eat; let it dry out, otherwise it's dirty; take the gold seal from your hoof - you'll become rich; the wolf kicks and runs away; the wolf: why didn't I eat it right away, is he my son or brother; the stallion offers the wolf on it jump, the wolf hits the crossbar; pigs offer to listen to them singing first, people come running; meets a dog, which invites him to move on, there is a carcass; the wolf is trapped]: 4-5; Dagurs [the wolf found a sheep's stomach on the side of the road; his stomach said, "What is me with all my contents, wouldn't you rather go where a one-year-old foal is stuck in the mud?" ; the wolf ran to the foal, who said to him: "It doesn't matter if you eat me. But before you do that, you'll get me out of the mud, lick me with your tongue. Wouldn't my meat taste even better then?" ; the wolf pulled out the foal, licked the dirt on it; the foal asked, "Wouldn't it be better to look at the sea lettering on the hoof of my back leg before eating me?" ; the wolf bent his neck to look at his hoof; the foal hit him on the forehead and ran away; the wolf met the bull; he said, "If I am so unhappy, let me be eaten. But would you like to test me how I can ride before that?" ; the wolf agreed, the goby told him to sit on horseback, turning in the opposite direction; the wolf sat down and grabbed the tail of the bull; the goby ran to the village; the residents beat the wolf; he barely escaped, said: "What am I Literacy that you decided to read the foal inscribed on the hoof? When did I learn to ride a horse to decide to ride a goby? What a fool I am, how ignorant I am!"] : Todayeva 1986:101.