The Crab and Its Mother

fable by Aesop
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The Crab and Its Mother

Summary

The Crab and Its Mother is a literary work[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Crab and Its Mother authored Aesop[3].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's image is recorded as Aesops Fables-Rackham-093.jpg[4].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's genre is recorded as fable[6].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's part of is recorded as Aesop's Fables[7].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's Commons category is recorded as The Crab and its Mother[8].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's language of work or name is recorded as Ancient Greek[9].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's catalog code is recorded as 187[10].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as L'Écrevisse et sa Mère[11].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as The Crab and His Mother[12].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as The Crab and its Mother[13].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as The Two Crabs[14].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as Of the two Creuyſſes[15].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as An Old Crab and a Young[16].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135914897[17].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135511030[18].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138587999[19].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's title is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Καρκίνος και μήτηρ'}[20].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Crab and His Mother'}[21].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's Perry Index is recorded as 322[22].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's narrative motif is recorded as mother crab blames her children for not walking straight[23].
  • The Crab and Its Mother's narrative motif is recorded as crab walks backward: learned from its parents[24].

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Works and Contributions

The Crab and Its Mother authored Aesop[3].

Why It Matters

The Crab and Its Mother is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. Retrieved . sites.ualberta.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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