Chanticleer and the Fox the question of its origin. It has also been asserted that the tale has developed out of the basic situation in Aesop's fable of The Fox and the Crow. Early examples of the story are pithily fabular but towards the middle of the 12th century it appears as an extended episode of the "Reynard cycle" under the title "How Renart captured Chanticleer the cock" ("Si comme Renart prist Chanticler le Coq"). The work of which it was part was immensely popular and spread widely in translation. The basic situation concerns the cock Chanticleer, who lives with his three wives in
The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was the tale in the first season, second episode as "Fearnot". Shelley Duvall's TV show "Faerie Tale Theatre" adapted it as "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers" The episodic games of "American McGee's Grimm" on Gametap debuted with "A Boy Learns What Fear Is" on July 31, 2008. The MC Frontalot song "Shudders", from his album "Question Bedtime", is based on this story. The title is often varied for example by the band Wir sind Helden in their song "Zieh dir was an: Du hast dich ausgezogen, uns das Fürchten zu lehren..."(translated "Dress yourself, you have