B. Animals
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B211.4.1. Speaking ant. French-Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule (B211.23).
B211.4.2. Speaking bee. German: Grimm No. 107.
B211.5. Speaking fish. *Type 303. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "poisson"; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Missouri-French: Carrière; Africa (Duala): Lederbogen VI 92.
B124. Wise fish. B130. Truth-telling animal. B142. Prophetic fish. B175. Magic fish. B243. King of fishes. B470. Helpful fish. D1318.2.1. Laughing fish reveal unjust judgment.
B211.6. Speaking reptile.
B211.6.1. Speaking snake (serpent). Loomis White Magic 63; Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 55. Cf. Satan in the Garden of Eden. — Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Missouri- French: Carrière (B211.14).
B211.7. Speaking amphibia.
B211.7.1. Speaking frog. Cf. Type 440; BP I 1 (Gr. No. 1); Fb "frø"; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 171; India: Thompson-Balys.
B493. Helpful frog.
B211.7.2. Speaking toad. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "crapaud"; Missouri-French: Carrière (B211.13).
B212. Animal understands human speech. Irish myth: Cross.
B212.0.1. All kinds of animals understand the language of heaven. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
A1482.1. Hebrew the language of the inhabitants of heaven.
B212.0.2. First animals knew human language. Jewish: Neuman.
B212.1. Fox understands human speech. Nouvelles Recreations No. 29.
B214. Animal whistles (sings, etc.). Chinese: Graham.
B214.1. Singing animal.
B214.1.1. Singing cow. Jewish: Neuman.
B214.1.2. Singing boar. Irish myth: Cross (B211.5.1).
B214.1.3. Singing cat. Jewish: Neuman.
B214.1.4. Singing dog. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 363.
B214.1.5. Singing lion. Jewish: Neuman.
B214.1.6. Singing fox. Jewish: Neuman.
B214.1.7. Singing frog. Jewish: Neuman.
B214.1.8. Singing crab. India: Thompson-Balys.
B214.1.8.1. Crab sings about his captivity. India: Thompson-Balys.
B214.1.9. Singing mouse. Jewish: Neuman.
B214.1.10. Singing snake.
B214.1.11. Singing hippopotamus. Africa (Nyang): Ittman 49.
B214.1.12. Singing elephant. Africa (Nyang): Ittman 49.
