Abstract
ABSTRACTThis paper examines the representation of foxes in Russian folk tales (narodnye skazki). It explores the frequency of the word “fox” (lisa) in the titles of folk tales, the number of single occurrences of a fox per folk tale, and the vocabulary used to refer to foxes in the texts of Russian folk tales. The paper demonstrates that the fox is the most popular character in Russian folk tales about animals, but is very rarely found in fairy tales. It also offers some comparisons between images of foxes in Russian folk tales and images of foxes in the European epics of Reynard, as well as in tales from Asian (Chinese, Korean, and Japanese) traditions.
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