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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B211.2.3. Speaking bear. German: Grimm Nos. 60, 114, 161; French-Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule (B211.22).
B211.2.4. Speaking wolf. Irish myth: Cross (B211.25); German: Grimm Nos. 8, 26, 37, 60; Jewish: Neuman.
B211.2.7. Speaking sea-beast. Irish myth: Cross (B211.17).
B211.2.7.1. Speaking seal. Irish myth: Cross (B211.17.1).
B211.2.8. Speaking mouse. India: Thompson-Balys.
B211.2.9. Speaking rat. India: *Thompson-Balys.
B211.2.10. Speaking monkey. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 42.
B211.3. Speaking bird. Type 516; *Cox 527—9; Penzer I 48; Dickson Valentine and Orson 51 n. 60; Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 53; *Fb "fugl"; Krappe Hispanic Review I (1933) 67ff.; Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oiseau". — Arabian: Burton III 126n, 129ff., SV 300; Bloomfield On Talking Birds in Hindu Fiction (Festschrift für Ernst Windisch) 349ff.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Missouri-French: Carrière; Jewish: Neuman; Africa: Bouveignes 109, (Upoto): Einstein 137, (Duala): Lederbogen V 139. — Cf. Type 720 (BP I 412).
A1904. Oldest bird. B122.2. Birds as reporters of sights and sounds. B131. Bird of truth. B172. Magic bird. B251.3. Birds in otherworld sing religious songs. B450. Helpful bird. D2006.1.3. Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by having doves converse. H1331.1.4. Quest for speaking bird.
B211.3.1. Speaking turkey. Zuñi: Cushing Zuñi Folk Tales 54ff.
B211.3.2. Speaking cock. Fb "kok" II 248b.; Missouri-French: Carrière; Jewish: Neuman.
B211.3.2.1. Speaking chicken. Jewish: Neuman.
B211.3.3. Speaking goose. India: Thompson-Balys.
B211.3.4. Speaking parrot. India: *Thompson-Balys.
D157. Transformation: man to parrot.
B211.3.5. Speaking dove. Greek: Grote I 355; India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 181; Africa (Ba Ronga): Einstein 25.
B211.3.6. Speaking raven. Jewish: Neuman.
B211.3.7. Speaking sparrow. India: Thompson-Balys.
B211.3.8. Speaking vulture. Jewish: Neuman.
B211.3.9. Speaking crow. French-Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule (B211.10.1); India: Thompson-Balys.
B211.4. Speaking insects.