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''The Brahmin and the Mongoose'' (or ''The Brahmin's Wife and the Mongoose'') is a folktale from India, and "one of the world's most travelled tales".〔Blackburn, p. 494〕 It describes the rash killing of a loyal animal, and thus warns against hasty action. The story underlies certain legends in the West, such as that of Llewellyn and his dog Gelert in Wales,〔 or that of Saint Guinefort in France.〔〔 It is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 178A.〔D. L. Ashliman, ''(Llewellyn and His Dog Gellert and other folktales of Aarne-Thompson type 178A )''〕 ==The story== The original version from the Panchatantra in Sanskrit goes as follows (translation from ): In ancient India, the mongoose was considered to be a natural enemy of the snake, and a useful pet for this reason, while the dog was considered to be an impure animal.〔 In Western variants of the story, other animals take the place of the mongoose, most often a dog. It is also found in other versions as a weasel, cat (in Persia), bear, or lion, and the snake is sometimes replaced with a wolf (in Wales). The essence of the story, however, remains the same. Similarly, variants of the story sometimes have the man, instead of his wife, killing the loyal animal.〔Blackburn, p. 498〕 The story is sometimes placed within a frame story, where a saviour stands mistakenly accused and narrates this story, thereby preventing his own death.〔Blackburn〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Brahmin and the Mongoose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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