Please help identifying old Tuscan fable of three wolves

[MariaMadonna]

Does anyone know more about this simple fable or folk saying ?
My Tuscan step-grandfather once told a fable about three European wolves. Each one held some meat in their mouths and when each was asked what they had, they answered in their native language, with the italian wolf proven superior.
The punch line was that when the french wolf responded "viande", he dropped and lost his food, while the italian wolf said "carne" but could maintain a clenched jaw, still grasping his food securely.

Thank you.

[erudita74]

I came across this pdf yesterday and quickly had a look through it. I didn't see the folk tale or fable for which you are searching, but perhaps it contains something which will be of interest to you or someone else.

https://www.berose.fr/IMG/pdf/tuscanfol ... 00ande.pdf

also there is this book which you might want to purchase-

https://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Tales-fan ... B08QBH1FDR

There are other books as well which are referenced on googlebooks.com but, unfortunately, no preview pages to actually read which might contain the fable for which you are searching.

Erudita

[petter parker]

Ohhhh

[helengrace]

I came across this pdf yesterday and quickly had a look through it. I didn't see the folk tale or fable for which you are searching, but perhaps it contains something which will be of interest to you or someone else.

https://www.berose.fr/IMG/pdf/tuscanfol ... 00ande.pdf Retro Bowl

also there is this book which you might want to purchase-

https://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Tales-fan ... B08QBH1FDR

There are other books as well which are referenced on googlebooks.com but, unfortunately, no preview pages to actually read which might contain the fable for which you are searching.

Erudita

Thank you so much for taking the time to look into this and for sharing the links! I really appreciate your effort.

I'll definitely check out the PDF you mentioned, and the book looks interesting too — I might give it a try.

Even if the exact fable isn't there, any related content might help me dig deeper.

Thanks again for your kind help!

[erudita74]

Happy to help. I do hope you find something useful to your family history in one of the links.
Erudita