B. Animals
405
B241.2.6. King of hares. Penzer V 101f.; Bødker Exempler 294 No. 54.
B241.2.7. King of dogs. Fb "hund" IV 227b.
B241.2.8. King of tigers. Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair West African Folk-Tales 105ff. No. 19.; India: *Thompson-Balys.
B241.2.8.1. Newly-born divine twins cared for by mother-of-tigers. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 161.
B241.2.9. King of jackals. India: *Thompson-Balys.
J951.6. King of jackals captured because of his large banner.
B241.2.10. King of deer. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 69.
B241.2.11. King of elephants. Panchatantra (tr. Ryder) 275, 308; Wienert FFC LVI 47; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 415, 483, 921.
B241.2.12. King of the boars. Irish myth: Cross; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 986, II 819f.
B241.2.13. King of antelopes. India: Thompson-Balys.
B241.2.14. King of mongooses. Africa (Ganda): Rowling Tales of Sir Apolo 44ff.
B241.3. Man transformed to beast becomes leader of herd. Irish myth: Cross.
B242. King of birds. *Type 221; *BP III 278 (Gr. No. 171). — Irish myth: Cross; Bødker Exempler 293, 2.; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oiseaux"; Missouri-French: Carrière; English: Jacobs English 82 No. 17; Hindu: Tawney I 183, II 65 n.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 40, 437.
C841.2. Tabu: hunting birds. Supernatural lover (king of birds) tells woman that son must not do so.
B242.1. Various birds as king of birds.
K815.8. Hawk persuades doves to elect him their king. Kills them.
B242.1.1. Eagle king of birds. BP III 279; Icel.: Boberg.
B242.1.2. Wren king of birds. Wins contest for kingship. (Cf. B236.1.) — *Type 221; *BP III 278 (Gr. No. 171); Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Ikeda.
B242.1.2.1.. Wren as "druid of the birds" (drui én). Irish myth: Cross.
P427. Druid (magus).
B242.1.3. Hornbill king of birds. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.1.4. Pelican as king of birds. Africa (Duala): Gehr Zs. f. Kolonialspr. VII 25ff.
B242.1.5. Shrike as king of birds. Madagascar (Merina): Renel Contes de Madagascar II 160ff. No. 100.
B242.1.6. Jackdaw king of birds. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B242.1.7. Peacock king of birds. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B242.1.8. Owl as king of birds. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.1.9. Swan as king of birds. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 8.
B242.1.10. Ziz as king of birds. Jewish: Neuman.
