An anthology of cumulative stories and other formula tales from around the world.
ATU 2024. Rabbit Borrows Money
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Beckwith. The Chain of Victims.
Z32.4. Cumulative: master to kill hen. She begs off; he goes to kill rooster... goose, rabbit, toad, tiger. Chinese: Graham. (not online)
ATU Rabbit Borrows Money. A rabbit borrows money from a beetle, a hen, a fox, a dog, a tiger, and a hunter. When the beetle asks for the money back, the rabbit tells him to wait behind to count the money. Instead, the hen eats the beetle, then the fox eats the hen, etc.
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