Peasant Loses Goat to Clever Rogues in Baghdad Tale
In this young folks tale a peasant travels with a goat and donkey toward Baghdad. Three rogues scheme to steal the goat, the donkey, and the rider’s clothes, while a bell leads the victim to a moral trap as the thieves vanish with the booty. The countryman, gullible and earnest, is duped by bravado and misdirection.