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No. 352; Wesselski Märchen 221 No. 35; Icel.: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham.
B165. Animal languages learned from animal. C425. Tabu: revealing knowledge of animal languages. D1301. Magic object teaches animal language. D1301.4. Bird's head (when eaten) teaches animal language. D1815. Magic knowledge of strange tongues.
B217.1. Animal languages learned from eating animal. Irish myth: Cross, *MacCulloch Celtic 166.
D1793. Magic results from eating or drinking. D1811.1. Magic wisdom from eating or drinking.
B217.1.1. Animal languages learned from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) — *Type 673; *BP I 131 (Gr. No. 17); *Cox 496 n. 32; *Norlind Skattsägner 37ff.; **Scott Thumb; Philostratres Life of Apollonius (Loeb ed.) 57; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 17 No. 8; Icel.: Boberg.
B217.1.2. Animal languages learned from eating dragon's heart. Smith Evolution of the Dragon 82; *BP I 131; *von Sydow Fåvne 35ff.; **Scott Thumb.
D1301.2. Drinking blood teaches animal languages.
B217.2. Animal languages learned from eating plant. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "herbe"; *Cox 496 n. 32.
D965. Magic plant.
B217.3. Animal languages learned from ghosts (spirits). Gaster Exempla 248 No. 352. — Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 99.
E373. Ghosts bestow gifts on living.
B217.4. Animal languages learned from carrying churchyard mould in hat. Fb. "kirkegárdsmuld".
D1301.1. Magic turf from church-roof teaches animal languages.
B217.5. Bird language learned by having ears magically cleansed. Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 363 n. 2 (Athena and Tiresius).
B217.6. Animal languages learned by exchanging tongues with helpful dragon. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
B217.7. Stone deity (image of) confers upon man powers of understanding animal language. India: Thompson-Balys.
B217.8. Language of animals learned by Adam from Eve. Jewish: Neuman.
B220. Animal kingdom (or community). Wienert FFC LVI 47 (classic fables). — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "ville". — India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 348 n. 253a.
A2546. Animal granted patent of nobility. B240. King of animals. F127. Journey to underground animal kingdom. F531.6.2. Haunts of giants. F700. Extraordinary places.
B221. Animal kingdom — quadrupeds.
Q433.3. Zeus has embassy of dogs imprisoned for fouling his court. W128.2. Unsatisfied fox. In kingdom of lions laments that he always gets the worst bits of food.
B221.1. Kingdom of monkeys. Chauvin VII 40 No. 153; India: Thompson-Balys.
B221.2. Kingdom of rats. India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda.
B241.2.4. King of rats.
B221.2.1. Procurator of rats. Serpent has the office. — Fb "lindorm" II 433a.
