ar , ▁where ▁a ▁newly ▁s ati ated ▁w olf ▁is ▁tra pped ▁and ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁far mer ' s ▁reven ge , ▁being ▁now ▁too ▁over st uff ed ▁to ▁escape ▁through ▁the ▁exit . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁fac ets ▁of ▁this ▁morph ology ▁is ▁grouped ▁as ▁" The ▁Wolf ▁D ives ▁into ▁the ▁Water ▁for ▁Ref lect ed ▁Che ese " ▁( Type ▁ 3 4 ) ▁of ▁the ▁A ar ne – Th om pson ▁classification ▁of ▁fol kt ales , ▁where ▁the ▁Moon ' s ▁reflection ▁is ▁mistaken ▁for ▁che ese , ▁in ▁the ▁section ▁devoted ▁to ▁tales ▁of ▁The ▁Cle ver ▁Fox . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁grouped ▁as ▁" The ▁Moon ▁in ▁the ▁Well " ▁( Type ▁ 1 3 3 5 A ), ▁in ▁the ▁section ▁devoted ▁to ▁St ories ▁about ▁a ▁F ool , ▁referring ▁to ▁stories ▁where ▁the ▁simple ton ▁bel ieves ▁the ▁Moon ▁itself ▁is ▁a ▁tang ible ▁object ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁ ▁Pro verb ▁" The ▁Moon ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁green ▁che ese " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁pro ver bs ▁in ▁ 1 6 th ▁and ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁English ▁literature , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁use ▁after ▁this ▁time . ▁It ▁likely ▁origin ated ▁in ▁this ▁form ulation ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 6 , ▁when ▁The ▁Pro ver bs ▁of ▁John ▁Hey wood ▁claimed ▁" the ▁moon ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁a ▁gre ene ▁che ese ." ▁A ▁common ▁variation ▁at