B. Animals
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B147.3.1.1. Crickets as good omens. Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 1167.
B147.3.1.2. Bees (ants) leave honey on lips of infant to show future greatness. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
M312. Prophecy of future greatness for poor youth.
B147.3.2. Other animals furnish bad omens.
B147.3.2.1. Crickets as bad omens. Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 1166.
B150. Oracular animals. *Hopf (L.) Tierorakel und Orakeltiere in alter und neuer Zeit (Stuttgart, 1888). — Krappe JAFL LV 228ff.; India: Thompson-Balys.
D1311. Magic object used for divination. H171. Animal or object indicates election of ruler. H173. Disguised man recognized by dog. M300. Prophecies. N774. Adventures from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird).
B151. Animal determines road to be taken. Jewish: Neuman.
B151.1. Beast determines road to be taken.
B151.1.1. Horses determine road to be taken. They are left to pick out the road themselves and to stop at the destination. — *DeCock Studien en Essays 200ff.; Wesselski Theorie 30. — Chinese: Graham.
B401. Helpful horse. B563. Animals direct man on Journey. D1313. Magic object points out road. J1179.2. The hog belongs to whichever place he goes of his own accord. N774. Adventures from pursuing enchanted animal (hind, boar, bird).
B151.1.1.0.1. Horses travel between clerics without guidance. Irish myth: Cross.
B250. Religious animals.
B151.1.1.0.2. Horse stops where murder has occurred. Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 39 No. 4**.
B151.1.1.0.3. Horse allowed to go as it pleases, finds unknown person. Chinese: Graham.
B151.1.1.1. Mare with foal left behind finds road home. The foal is left so that the force of nature in the mare will discover the unknown road home. — Hdwb. d. deutschen Märchens s.v. "Ariadnefaden" n. 15.
B151.1.1.2. Ass determines road to be taken. Jewish: Neuman.
B151.1.1.2.1. Ass carries usurer's body to the gallows instead of to the church. He has been denied burial in the church. — Alphabet of Tales No. 705.
N277. Oxen bear dead usurer to gallows to be buried. They are allowed to go where they will.
B151.1.1.2.2. Baalam's ass. Advises master that angel is barring the way. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
B151.1.2. Bull determines road to be taken. Irish myth: Cross.
B151.1.2.1. Cow determines road to be taken. India: Thompson-Balys.
B151.1.3. Fox determines road to be taken. India: Thompson-Balys.
B151.1.4. Elephant determines road to be taken. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 603.
B151.1.5. Camel determines road to be taken. Jewish: Neuman.
