How Rabbit Deceived Fox
In short: Rabbit calls the moon’s reflection a cheese. In a later trap, Fox trusts the sound he hears.
¹ Based on the number of Atlas countries, capped at 10. ² Editorial suggestion for reading this page. Discover Black Horse’s question
Origin and tradition
Canada · collection context
In MacMillan’s 1922 text, Fox jumps at the round light in the water and comes out wet. Later, while playing the flute Rabbit lent him, he cannot hear the fire crackle and takes its glow for moonlight. Sight misleads him in the first scene and sound in the second. The ending gives Fox’s reddish-brown coat an explanation within the story.
Dated records and sources
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1922 · Canada · collection context
Cyrus MacMillan · Canadian Fairy Tales · How Rabbit Deceived Fox · Published collection
Country pages
Origin
Black Horse. How Rabbit Deceived Fox. https://blackhorsestories.com/en/atlas-tale-rabbit-fox/