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SYNOPSES 3.15 - 4.7 [67
3.15 A ferryman knows that the settlers he transports will find exactly
what they seek in a new land-good land or bad, according to the
kind of people they are. 13:89-90.
3.16 (N) A goose, attempting to settle its dispute with a fox, finds
no justice in a courtroom filled exclusively with foxes. "The Negro
cannot expect justice in a white man's court." 2:50-51.
Section 4: Formula Tales
GUIDE TO THE SECTION
CHAINS: ant finds a penny, 4.1; animals on a ladder, 4.2; stronger and
strongest, 4.3; devoured creatures escape, 4.4-4-.5; fleeing pancake
(johnny-cake), 4.6; mouse regains its tail, 4.7; climax of horrors, 4.8.
See also 2.20 (cockroach fed to hen, hen to fox, etc.). OTHER: catch
tale (scare conclusion), 4.9; unfinished tale (digression), 4.10o; endless
tale, 4.11; onomatopoeia as device, 4.12; fingers as actors, 4.13.
4.1 (M) Ant finds a penny and buys new clothes. After several pro-
posals of marriage from animals whose voices frighten her, she
marries a mouse (wee voice). "Ratoncito Perez" later drowns in
a bowl of soup. 24:81-84; 30:234-235 (cockroach instead of ant).
4.2 (M) A little old woman who finds a coin buys a ladder and starts
climbing to heaven. Animals join her, each asking the last animal
on the ladder whither they are bound. Ladder breaks; all fall to
earth. 24: 84-86.
4.3 (M) After ant's foot is broken on frozen snow, attempt is made
to determine the strongest force on earth. Sun stronger than snow;
cloud stronger than sun; etc. Strongest force is God. 18:188-19o.
4.4 Cricket is eaten by a lizard, lizard by a frog, frog by a snake, snake
by an eagle. Man shoots the eagle; creatures escape. (Cf. 2.20.)
6:47-48.
4.5 (M) In turn, members of a family go to buy food. En route, each
is eaten by a "fat man." Family's pet monkey, the only survivor,
cuts open the ogre's stomach when accosted; persons escape. 24:
78-80.
4.6 A johnny-cake comes to life, runs away. It meets various people
whom it.taunts; finally is eaten by a wolf that lures it nearer by
feigning deafness. 6:31-33.
4.7 Cat bites off a mouse's tail; mouse must bring it a saucer of milk
to regain tail. After dealing with many animals in quest of a
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