Yu.E. Berezkin, E.N. Duvakin

Thematic classification and distribution of folklore and mythological motifs by area

Analytical catalogue

Introduction
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Ethnicities and habitats

M159. The lion's share, ATU 51. .11.-.17.23.27.-.33.

The strongest character (usually a lion) suggests dividing the loot (harvest). The one who is more cunning gives up his share, but remains intact. Usually a wolf (hyena, jackal) divides, giving most of it to the lion, but the lion hits him. The third character gives everything to the lion. The lion asks who taught him how to divide so well, and gets the answer: the one who was maimed by the lion.

Luba (?) , Fulbe, Soninke, Hausa, Bura, Zaghawa, Nubians, Sudanese Arabs, Amhara, Tigre, Somalis, Arabs of Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Berbers Morocco, Algeria, Spaniards, Catalans, (Portuguese: Islands Cape Verde), Italians (Valle d'Aosta), Sardinians, Irish, French, Dutch, Friesians, Flemish, Germans (north?) , Arabic written tradition, Arameans, Arabs of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sindhi, Rohingya, Ancient Greece, Albanians, Hungarians, Slovenes, Bulgarians, Greeks, Russian written tradition, Abaza, Kabardian, Ingush, Kumyks, Laki, Avars, Tatas, Georgians, Armenians, Kurds, Persians, Tajiks, Ishkashim, Pashtuns, Baluchis, Turkmens, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Kazan Tatars, Kazakhs, Uighurs.

Bantu-speaking Africa. Luba (?) [the lion, the hyena, and the jackal got the donkey, the boar and the antelope; the hyena gave the donkey to the lion, saying it was the best part; the lion hit the hyena, told the jackal to divide the prey; he gave the lion a donkey for breakfast, the wild boar for lunch, the antelope for dinner; he was taught to divide well by the crack received by the hyena; and let the lion hunt alone from now on]: Lambrecht 196:82-83.

West Africa. Fulbe [lion, fox and hyena caught a donkey, hare and antelope; lion hyena: stripped the prey; hyena: donkey lion, hare fox, antelope me; lion tears off the hyena's head, tells the fox to divide the prey; fox: a donkey for a lion for breakfast, an antelope for lunch, a hare for dinner; a lion: who recommended dividing so well? fox: hyena head separated from the body]: Olderogge 1959:255-256; soninke [a lion, a hyena and a hare killed an antelope and two wild bulls; lion hyena: share the prey; hyena: most of the lion, me the smaller one, the hare is very small; the lion hits the hyena, it falls to the ground; tells the hare to divide the meat; the hare: most of the lion for lunch, two smaller ones for breakfast and for a snack; lion: who taught me how to divide? hare: an example of a hyena; the lion ate everything happily]: Daniel 1910:44; hausa [the lion, fox and hyena have taken out the donkey, hare and gazelle; the lion asks the hyena to share the prey; hyena: lion donkey, fox hare, hyena gazelle; the lion tore off the hyena's head; the fox: the lion's donkey for breakfast, the gazelle for dinner, the hare between breakfast and dinner; the lion: who taught the lion to divide; the fox: the hyena's head torn off]: Hunting 1962:261; borax [the lion and the 10 wild dogs have caught 10 antelopes; one of the dogs suggests that everyone get an antelope, the lion hits it; the other suggests giving 9 antelopes to a lion, her brother's blow taught her to divide]: Klipple 1992:33.

Sudan - East Africa. Zaghawa: Tubiana, Tubiana 2004 (1), No. 1 [9 young hyenas and a lion cub caught 9 cows and a goby; a goby gave a lion cub; a father lion was furious and came to hyenas; hyenas: 9 cows for you, but you have There wasn't a bull before, here it is; lion: OK then, come pick up the heads and horns]: 37-38; 1961 (2), No. 25 [a lion and a hyena killed an antelope, a gazelle and a hare; the hyena offered to divide equally; the lion knocked out her eye; jackal: an antelope and a gazelle to a lion; divide the hare into three parts: two of them to a lion, one to a hyena; a lion: who taught me how to divide well? the hyena furiously threw its share of the hare on the ground; the jackal: a fool - started hunting with a lion]: 24-25; the Nubians [lion, wolf and fox caught a wild donkey, a gazelle and a hare; the lion told the wolf to divide the prey; he gave the donkey to the lion, the hare to the fox, took the gazelle for himself; the lion killed the wolf, offered to divide the prey to the fox; the fox: the donkey to the lion for lunch, the gazelle for dinner, and the hare to eat in between; the lion: who taught him to divide wisely? fox: wolf head]: Reinisch 1879, No. 1:248-249; Sudanese Arabs [lion, fox and hyena caught a donkey, rabbit and deer; the lion told the hyena to divide the prey; she offered to give the lion a donkey, a fox to a rabbit, to her give the deer; the lion hit the hyena, breaking its neck; the fox: the lion's donkey for lunch, the deer for dinner, and the rabbit to brush its teeth; the lion asked who taught the fox to divide so cleverly; the fox: the broken head of a hyena; the lion ate, and the fox got the leftovers]: Al-Shahi, Moore 1920, No. 38:169; tiger [lion, fox and hyena got donkey, gazelle and hare; lion asks hyena to share prey; hyena: you have a donkey, me a gazelle, a hare fox; lion alone Killed a hyena with a blow, tells the fox to divide; fox: a donkey for lunch, a gazelle for dinner, and a hare to wipe your mouth; lion: who taught you how to divide? fox: hyena's fate]: Beaton 1947:146-147; Somalis: Hanghe 1988 [=Kapchitz 1997, No. 22:26-27; lion and other animals have caught a camel, the lion asks the hyena to divide the meat, she gives the lion half, the rest - to others; the lion knocked out the hyena's eye; the jackal: all meat to the lion; the lion: who taught me how to divide? jackal: hyena's knocked out eye]: 192; Held 1904 [lion, hyena and fox got the sheep; hyena: let me get the back, the lion's front, and the fox's legs and giblets; the lion knocked out the hyena's eye; fox: the hyena and I head, legs and giblets (the rest to the lion); lion: who taught us to divide? fox: hyena eye]: 93 (=Schleicher in Klipple 1992:33); Reinisch 1900, No. 30 [at dusk, a lion, a hyena and a jackal went to the village, a lion brought a big ram, a hyena a two-year-old sheep, a jackal a goat; the lion told hyena share the prey; hyena: a big ram for the lion, a small ram for me, a goat for a jackal; the lion gives the hyena a crack; the jackal: let the lion eat the goat first, then the little ram, then the big one; replies that The crack he received from the hyena taught him to divide wisely]: 131-132; amhara [lion, leopard, hyena, jackal killed a goat, instructed the jackal to divide the meat; he gave the meat to the lion, the blood to the leopard, the entrails hyena; when asked what he will take for himself: let me just get away from you]: Gankin 1979, No. 8:22; Oromo [lion, hyena, fox caught an antelope, donkey and goat; the lion tells the hyena to share its prey, it gives An antelope to a lion, a goat to a hyena, takes a donkey for himself; a lion kills a hyena, offers to divide the fox; the fox gives everything to the lion, replies that the hyena's fate has taught it to divide]: Klipple 1992:33.

North Africa. Western Sahara [lion, hyena and fox got a gazelle, a hare and a mountain goat; a lion tells the hyena to share its prey; a hyena: a goat to Your Majesty, a gazelle to me, a hare to the fox; a lion kills a hyena, tells the fox to divide ; fox: goat for a lion for breakfast, a gazelle for dinner, a hare for a snack during the day; lion: who taught me how to divide; fox: hyena's face]: Aris, Cladellas 1991:138; Tunisian Arabs [lion, wolf and fox killed a zebra, gazelle and big lizard; lion offers to share prey; wolf: zebra to lion, gazelle to wolf, lizard to fox; lion hits wolf with its paw, he lies in a pool of blood; fox: the king must be in shape, so the lion is not breakfast, gazelle for lunch and lizard for dinner; lion: who taught you how to divide well? fox: wolf; lion: were you afraid to share his fate? fox: whoever is afraid has a quiet life]: Ayadi 2008, No. 74:162-163; the Arabs of Morocco [the jackal, the fox and the lion caught the bear, the partridge and the hare; the fox offered the jackal to share the prey; he gave the hare a lion, a partridge to a fox, took a bear for himself; the lion hit the jackal on the head, ripping off his scalp; the jackal offered to divide the fox; she gave the bear to the lion for breakfast, the hare for lunch, the partridge for a snack; the lion: who taught you how to share? fox: bloody jackal head]: Bushnaq 1987:241-249; the Arabs of Morocco [the fable about sharing prey between a lion, a wolf and a fox is known in two versions; the first was recorded by E. Levi-Provencal in 1918, and the second by J.S. Knee in the 1930s; the animals caught include a partridge and a rabbit, as well as a hare (Knee variant) or an animal "obb" (recording by Levi- In the latter case, Levi-Provencal gives the controversial translation of "bear"; the more appropriate translation in semantic and phonetic terms is "lizard"; in this case, the Levy-Provencal variant is close to the version contained in al-Ibshiha {see data on the Arabic written tradition}; another similarity between these texts is that Levy-Provençal's note when asked by a lion who taught her this division, the fox replies: "That crown on the wolf's head!" , and Al-Mustatrafa speaks of a "red", i.e. bloody, crown]: Lebedev 1978:23-24; the Arabs of Morocco, Egypt [lion, tiger, panther, jackal caught a gazelle, wild boar and hare; first The panther shares the meat, takes most of it, the lion breaks its paw, tells the jackal to share; the jackal gives most of it to the lion; replies that the panther's broken paw taught him to divide]: Nowak 1969, No. 27:65; Algerian Berbers (Oued Righ) [lion, hyena and jackal caught lamb, goat and ram; lion tells hyena to share prey; hyena: lamb to me, goat jackal, ram lion; lion killed hyena with a blow; jackal: ram a lion for breakfast, a goat for lunch, a lamb for dinner; a lion: who taught you how to divide? jackal: you when you hit the hyena]: Basset 1897, No. 75:29; Moroccan Berbers: Leguil 1988, No. 25 [lion, jackal and hedgehog raised crops together; began to divide; jackal: this part is for me; the lion scalped him off; the hedgehog : one part for uncle lion, two for lion too, three, four, five, six; one for me and one jackal; lion: who taught you good manners: hedgehog: jackal without scalp], 34 [as in (25); and seven parts to uncle a lion; and eight parts to an uncle lion]: 167-169.

Southern Europe. The Spaniards (Murcia and many literary sources) [the lion, the wolf and the fox have caught the bull, the cow and the calf; the lion tells the wolf to divide the prey; he gives the bull to the lion, the cow to himself, the calf to the fox; the lion has broken his face; fox: bull to lion, cow to lioness, calf to lion cub; lion happy]: Camarena, Chevalier 1997, No. 51:94-95; Catalans: Neugaard in Uther 2004 (1), No. 51:46; Italians (Valle d'Aosta, 1 entry): Cerise, Serafini 1975, No. 51:17.

Western Europe. The French [(mainly literary sources); the eagle, the hawk and the magpie share the prey; the hawk divided equally, the eagle killed him; the magpie also divided equally: one part of the eagle in the beak, the other two in claws]: Delarue, Tenèze 1976, No. 51:327; Lopyreva 1959, No. 45 (Gascony) [as in Delarue, Tenèze 1976]: 208-209; Flemish [donkey divides prey equally, lion kills (hits); fox gives everything lion, gets leftovers]: Meyer 1968, No. 51:23; Friezes, Germans (north?) : Uther 2004 (1), No. 51:46-47

Western Asia. The Arabic written tradition [the fable about the division of prey between a lion, a wolf and a fox comes in several versions; the traditionalist al-Sha'bi (640-721) has the earliest fixation; with reference On Ash-Sha'bi, this fable is given in the anthology "Quintessence for the Educated and Entertaining for the Intelligent" by the author of the 17th century. Abu al-'Abbas Ahmad al-Sativi at-Tarabulusi al-Maghribi al-Azhari (i.e. a native or resident of the Libyan city of Tripoli and pet of Cairo Al-Azhar University), as well as in an anonymous anthology of the 18th century from Princeton University collections; the zoological encyclopedia al-Damiri (1349-1405) "Animal Life" as-Sha'bi attributes a version of the final phrase of the fable; in the Book of Reasons, by a 12th-century writer Ibn al-Jawzi, another fable about the lion, the wolf and the fox (also dating back to the Aesopian collection) is attributed to the same al-Sha'bi; the version contained in al-Sha'bi differs from Aesopian in that instead of a donkey in it features a wolf; the full texts of the "al-Sha'bi Variant" are also contained in the anthology "A Pious Perfect Interlocutor and Sincere Counselor Friend" by Baghdad lawyer Al-Mu'af ibn Zakaria al-Nahrawani ( 915-1000), by al-Sharishi (13th century) in a commentary on Makama al-Hariri, in al-Kalyubi's collection of jokes (17th century) and grammar of the Egyptian dialect at-Tantawi (1810-1861); other versions of the fable are certified in the anthology al-Mustatraf by al-Ibshihi (1388-1446), one of the handwritten collections of the Gothic Library, an anonymous anthology of the 17th century in the manuscript of the National Library of Paris, as well as in handwritten (17th century) and printed collections (Bombay, 1889), in which the Arabic text of the fable is conveyed in Hebrew letters; versions of the fable differ in the composition of the prey and the fate of the wolf; according to In the version of al-Sha'bi, a lion, a wolf and a fox caught a donkey, a hare and an antelope; according to a Paris manuscript, a camel, a sheep and a lamb; al-Ibshiha and a Gothic collection have a lizard instead of a hare, in Jewish-Arab GPB manuscripts are a sheep instead of a donkey; in most texts, a lion tears off or breaks a wolf's head, according to the GPB manuscript, it tears the wolf in half, according to the Parisian manuscript, it throws it into the sea, according to at-Tantawi - tears off his leg, and according to the printed collection "Miracle of Miracles", he gouges out his eyes]: Lebedev 1978:21-22; the Arameans [the lion, the wolf, the fox caught the ram, the goat and the kid; the lion told the wolf to divide the prey ; the wolf gave the lion a ram, took the goat for himself, gave the kid to the fox; the lion hit the wolf, his eyes jumped out of his orbits; the fox offered the wolf to take the ram for dinner, the kid for breakfast, the goat for lunch; the lion: how are you Have you learned to share well? fox: the wolf's eyes taught me; the lion invited the fox to share the meal; she decided it was better not to mess with the lion; said she should see the foxes, ran away]: Belov, Wilsker 1960:199-200; Saudia : Lebedev 1990, No. 3 [=Juhaiman 1999:191-192; the fox invited the lion and the jackal to hunt together; killed a jerboa, a hare, a gazelle; a lion tells the jackal to share its prey; a jackal: a gazelle to a lion, a hare to a jackal, jerboa fox; lion killed a jackal; fox: rabbit to a lion for breakfast, gazelle for lunch, jerboa for dinner; lion: who taught you how to divide so well; fox: jackal spread out on the ground]: 29-30; Taibah, MacDonald 2016 [ the lion, the wolf and the fox caught the rat, the hare and the gazelle; the lion offered the wolf to divide the prey; he gave the lion the gazelle, the fox the rat, kept the hare for himself; the lion killed the wolf, offered to divide the fox; the fox: the gazelle to the lion into breakfast, a hare for lunch, a rat for a snack; a lion: who taught you how to share? fox: wolf]: 3; Bahrain [lion, wolf and fox got buffalo, gazelle and hare; lion offers wolf to share prey; wolf: lion - buffalo, me gazelle, fox - hare; lion tore off wolf's head, suggested to divide a fox; a fox: a buffalo, a gazelle and a hare to a lion; a lion: who taught how to divide? fox: wolf head; after that, the fox quickly disappeared]: Dickson 1949, No. 11:327-328; Arabs of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Saudi Arabia: El-Shamy 2004, No. 51:18-19.

South Asia. Sindhi (West in Urdu) [The Lyon's Share]: Jason 1989, 51:20; Rohingya [a tiger and a tiger cub found a herd of deer and killed one; the tiger cub divided the meat equally and was hit in the face with its paw ; the wolf saw it all; offered to divide the meat and gave most of it to the tiger; he was happy]: Rezuwan 2020.

The Balkans. Ancient Greece [a lion, a donkey and a fox decide to live together; go hunting; a lion tells a donkey to divide its prey; a donkey divides its prey into three equal parts; offers to choose a share for the lion; the lion is angry, eats a donkey; tells the fox to divide its prey; the fox collects all but a small part of the prey in one heap, offers the lion; the lion praises the fox]: Gasparov 1968, No. 149:107; Albanians [lion, wolf, fox]: Gasparov 1968, No. 149:107; Albanians [lion, wolf, fox many cattle have been killed; the lion tells the wolf to divide the prey; he gives each a ram, a goat, etc.; a lion beats a wolf; a fox puts all the carcasses in front of the lion one by one; a lion: who taught how to divide well? fox: wolf]: Serkova 1989:232-234; Bulgarians [wolf, fox and donkey received income, donkey divided it equally; the wolf ate it; the fox gave two parts to the wolf, kept one for itself; replied that she was afraid share the donkey's fate]: Daskalova-Perkovska et al. 1994, No. 51:49; Hungarians [the fox gives all three parts of the loot to the lion: the first by right, the second he deserves, the third is worthy]: Kovács 1987, No. 51*: 258; Greeks, Slovenes: Uther 2004 (1), No. 51:46-47.

Central Europe. Russian written tradition: Tarkovsky, Tarkovskaya 2005, No. 34 ["Proverbs, or Fabulous, by Jesop Frigi" by Fyodor Gozvinsky (1607, more than 20 copies of the 17th - early 18th centuries, including The Book , verbal Jesop"), which are a translation of a younger version of Aesop's fables published around 1479. Bon Accurus in Milan: the lion, the donkey and the fox hunted together; the lion told the donkey to divide the prey; he divided it into three equal parts; the lion became angry, ate the donkey and told the fox to divide the prey; she gave it to the lion almost everything and kept only a small part; the lion asked who taught her this; the fox: "Donkey Incidence and Malice"]; No. 58 ["Jesop" by Simbirsk Captain Pyotr Kashinsky (1675, out of two that reached one of our lists dates back to 1684, and the other to the first third of the 18th century), which consists of three books and is a free translation of fables from the collection "Przypowieśći Aezopowe, z Łaciń skiego na Polskie z pilnośćiů przełozone. Przydane sω k temu przypowieśći z Gabryela Greka y Laurenthego Abstemiusa", published in Krakow around 1600: a lion, a donkey and a fox caught many animals together; the donkey was told to divide the prey; he divided it into three equal parts; the lion rushed at it and tore it; then entrusted the fox to divide it; she left most of the prey for him; the lion asked who it had learned from; the fox pointed out to the torn donkey and replied that she was afraid of the same death (Book 1: "The Parable of Jesop Franzky")]: 222, 268, 383 (cf. Tarkovsky, Tarkovskaya 2005, No. 74 ["The Spectacle of Human Life" by A.A. Vinius (1674, dozens of copies of the last quarter of the 17th century, printed edition of 1712, read and re-written in the same 18th century; it is not the lion who instructs the fox to divide, but the fox asks the lion to do so), which is a translation and retelling of the collection of fables "Theatrum Morum", published by E. Sadeler in 1608 in Prague in German: a lion, a donkey and a fox hunted together and caught a deer; a donkey offered the lion to divide its prey equally; the lion tore it to pieces; the fox asked the lion to divide the deer into two parts, took a smaller one; the lion asked where she learned it; the fox: "From dying by a donkey"]: 335-336).

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Abazins [bear, wolf, fox caught a deer, a wild goat, a hare; wolf: a deer to a bear, a goat to a fox, a hare to a fox; a bear hit and killed a wolf; a fox: eat a deer in the morning, a goat at lunch, a hare for dinner; bear: who taught me how to share? fox: wolf]: Tugov 1985, No. 8:26; Kabardian people [lion, wolf and fox killed deer, goat and hare; wolf: lion - deer, goat, hare - fox; lion hit the wolf with its paw and killed; fox: let the lion first will eat a deer for our health, then a goat and then a hare; a lion: who taught you how to divide? fox: wolf mistake; lion: and yourself? fox: your leftovers are enough for me]: Kapieva 1991:204-205; Ingush [fox, bear, wolf and lion caught a deer; lion asks the bear to divide the meat; bear: I don't know how; then let the wolf; wolf: into equal parts; the lion beat the wolf; the fox: four parts of the lion, one at a time; the lion one part as the leader, the other for courage, the third for the nobility of the name, the fourth for the fraternal attitude towards us; the lion: who taught share? fox: broken wolf face]: Sadulaev 2004, No. 3:17-18; Kumyks [fox, wolf and lion caught a deer, goat and hare; the lion told the wolf to divide the prey; he gave the deer to the lion, took the goat, gave the hare to the fox ; the lion broke the wolf's head; the fox gave the lion a deer and a goat, took a hare for herself; replied that the wolf's head taught her how to divide correctly]: Ganiyeva 2011a, No. 92:232-233; Lucky [wolf, lion and fox got it deer, donkey and hare; lion tells wolf to split prey; wolf: lion donkey, fox hare, wolf deer; lion knocks out wolf eye; lion asks fox; fox: donkey for lunch, deer for dinner, hare for snack; lion: who taught you how to share? fox: wolf eye]: Bagry 1930 (2): 123 (=Khalilov, Osmanov 1989:29); Avars [lion, wolf and fox dragged donkey, goat and lamb; lion tells wolf to share prey; wolf: donkey lion, goat, fox a lamb; a lion broke a wolf's spine; a fox: a donkey to a lion for breakfast, a goat for lunch, a lamb for dinner; a lion: who taught me to divide fairly? fox: wolf corpse]: Atayev 1972, No. 21:28-29; taty [the lion tells the wolf and fox to go hunting with him; killed a bull, a maral, a saiga; ordered the wolf to share the prey; he gave the bull to the lion, took the maral for himself, the fox gave the saiga; the lion tore off the wolf's head; the fox gave the lion a bull for breakfast, a maral for lunch, a saiga for dinner, she would take what was left; explained that the wolf's head taught her mind]: Ganiyeva 2011a, No. 93: 234-235 (=Chizhova 1994, No. 20:125-126); Georgians [bear, wolf and fox killed a deer; bear to a wolf: cut prey; wolf: bear's head, my torso, fox legs; bear beats a wolf, asks a fox split prey; fox: bear's head, torso and legs; bear: who taught me how to divide? fox: watched you teach the wolf a lesson]: Chikovani 1954, No. 97:411-422 (=1986:29); Armenians [lion, wolf and fox found sheep, sheep and lamb; lion asks wolf to share prey; wolf: ram to you, sheep to me , fox lamb; lion beats a wolf, his eyes popped out; fox: a ram to a lion for lunch, a sheep for breakfast, a lamb for dinner; a lion: who taught him how to divide correctly? fox: wolf eyes that came out]: Orbeli 1956, No. 26:69; Kurds [a lion killed a horse, tells the wolf to share meat; wolf: I have meat, lion bones, fox tripe; lion drove the wolf into the ground, only the tail sticks out ; tells the fox to divide; she gave everything to the lion, took one requirement for herself; lion: where did you get crazy? fox: at a protruding tail]: Jalil et al. 1989, No. 164:469.

Iran - Central Asia. Persians: Ashrafi et al. 1963, No. 345 [the lion, the wolf and the fox caught the bull, the goat and the hare; the lion told the wolf to divide the prey; the wolf: the bull to the lion, the goat to me, the hare to the fox; the lion pulled out the wolf's eyes, told me to divide fox; fox: a bull for a lion for lunch, a goat for dinner, a hare for breakfast; a lion: how did you learn to divide? fox: using wolf eyes torn out]: 137-138; Marzolph 1984, No. 51 (Farce, Kermanshah, Khorasan) [wolf divides prey between lion, fox and himself; lion kills him; fox gives everything to lion; lion: who taught well share? fox: tail of a dead lion]: 42; Ottomans 1987 [the fox has agreed with the wolf to make friends with the leopard; the leopard tells the wolf to share the prey, is not happy, killed the wolf; the fox divides properly, the leopard asks how it is I learned; fox: looking closely at the wolf's tail (which sticks out of the mud) to me and this piece seems like a fat tail]: 20-22; Tajiks [a lion, a wolf and a fox killed a camel, a donkey and a goat; the lion told the wolf to divide, that gave the camel to the lion, the goat to the fox, took the donkey for himself; the lion killed the wolf; the fox offered to give everything to the lion, he would be satisfied with the leftovers if any; but says that there is another lion, he can take the prey; leads the lion to the well, he jumps down when he sees his reflection]: Levin et al. 1981, No. 187:210; the Ishkashim [the bear fell ill; the fox persuaded the donkey to go with her to where there is water and grass; the bear rushed at the donkey, but he ran away; the fox persuaded the donkey to come again, and this time the bear killed him; tells the wolf to divide the meat; the wolf does not share the meat well, the bear killed him; the fox divided but ate the heart and liver; the bear: where are they? fox: if a donkey had them, it would not have come to you]: Pakhalina 1959, No. 3:121-123; Pashtuns [tiger, wolf and fox got goat, gazelle and hare; tiger tells the wolf to share the loot; wolf: you have a goat, me gazelle, hare fox; tiger killed a wolf with one blow, ordered a fox to share its prey; fox: goat to the king of animals for breakfast, gazelle for lunch, hare for dinner; tiger: who learned to divide well? fox: when I saw what happened to the wolf, I thought I should not think about myself; the tiger gave the fox all the loot, saying that he would get more on his own; the fox thought: it's good that he asked to divide the wolf, otherwise she would die i]: Lebedev 1972, No. 33:240-241; Baluchi [tiger, wolf and fox caught a cow, a goat and a hare; a tiger told the wolf to divide the prey; a wolf: a cow for a lion, a goat for me, a hare for a fox; a tiger killed a wolf with a paw, told the fox to divide; the fox: the hare to the lion for the morning snack, the goat for brunch, the cow for lunch; the tiger: and you? fox: I'm not supposed to; the tiger is happy and gave all the meat to the fox, but went hunting again]: Grierson 1921:400; Turkmens [fox, lion and wolf caught a wild goat, jackal and hare; wolf began to divide, goat gave a lion, a hare to a fox, took a jackal for himself; a lion killed a wolf and ripped off his skin; a fox to a lion: eat a goat, a jackal, and if you don't get enough, a hare; lion: a stupid fox, from whom did you learn to share? fox: seeing the red meat of the wolf under the torn skin; the lion ate everything, they moved on, the fox cries: I remembered your father, he always jumped over this ravine; the lion jumped, fell into the ravine; the fox began to eat it with tail; lion: eat from the head; fox: I'll get to the head]: Stebleva 1969, No. 12:38-39 (same as Lebedev 1954, No. 7:124-125).

Baltoscandia. Lithuanians [a lion, a donkey and a fox caught many animals; the lion offered to divide the donkey, he divided it equally; the lion strangled him; offered the fox; she put everything together and kept a small piece for herself ; lion: who taught us how to divide well? fox: strangled donkey]: Kerbelite 2014, No. 16:49-50; Latvians [the donkey divides the prey into three equal parts: himself, the lion and the fox; the lion is dissatisfied; then divides the fox and gives the lion the majority]: 51:253; Estonians [the dog divides its prey into three equal parts: himself, the lion and the fox; the lion tore the dog; the fox gives all parts to the lion; "I learned to divide from someone who is now lying around with his skin torn off"]: Kippar 1986, No. 51 : 63.

Volga - Perm. Tatars [Leo, Fox, Wolf got a wild donkey, a roe deer and a badger; the lion tells the Wolf to divide the prey; he took a donkey, gave the roe deer to the lion, the badger to the Fox; the lion split the Wolf's head; Fox: a donkey to the Lion for breakfast, roe deer for lunch, badger for dinner; Leo: Who taught you how to share? The fox: the one in the red hat]: Zamaletdinov 2008a, No. 7:37.

Turkestan. The Kazakhs [the lion, the wolf and the fox caught the hare, the pheasant and the doe; the wolf offered the lion to give the doe, the fox to eat the pheasant himself; the lion cracked, the wolf's eye leaked out; the fox offered the lion a hare eat first, then have a pheasant snack, and leave the doe for dinner; she will have enough leftovers herself; explained that her friend's leaked eye taught her how to share correctly]: Bosingen 1985:88; Uighurs [ tiger, wolf and fox got a donkey, a ram and a hare; wolf: a donkey for a tiger, a ram for me, a hare for a fox; a tiger tore a wolf; asks a fox; a fox: eat a donkey for breakfast, have lunch with a ram, eat a hare before going to bed; tiger: Who taught you how to divide well? fox: wolf]: Kabirov 1963:45 (almost the same as Coyaud 2012, No. 82:226-227).