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B242.2. King of the various kinds of birds.
B242.2.1. King of crows. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "corbeaux"; India: *Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.2. King of doves. India: *Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.3. King of kites. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.4. King of pigeons. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.5. King of peacocks. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.6. King of quails. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.7. King of sparrows. India: Thompson-Balys.
B242.2.8. King of parrots. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 572.
B242.2.9. King of geese. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 948, II 581.
B242.2.10. King of swans. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 98, 210, 242, 447.
B242.2.11. King of vultures. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 269.
B242.2.12. King of larks. Crane Vitry I No. 4.
B243. King of fishes. (Cf. B236.2.) *Type 303; *BP I 528, III 284 (Gr. No. 172); *Dh IV 192ff.; Hartland Science 174. — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "poisson"; Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys. — Africa (Angola): Chatelain 65 No. 3; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 6, 52.
B107. Treasure-fish. B124. Wise fish. B142. Prophetic fish. B142.1. King of fishes prophesies hero's birth. B175. Magic fish. B211.11. Speaking fish. B223. Kingdom of fishes. B233. Parliament of fishes. B236.2. Election of king of fishes. B375.1. Fish returned to water: grateful. B470. Helpful fish.
B243.1. Various fishes as king of fishes.
B243.1.1. Herring as king of fishes. *BP III 284, 285 n. 1 (Gr. No. 172).
B243.1.2. Eel as king of fishes. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 6.
B243.1.3. Shark as king of fishes. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth.
B243.2. King of various kinds of fishes.
B243.2.1. King of salmon. Japanese: Hartland Science 174.
B243.2.2. King of eels. Fb "al" III 1190b.
B244. King of reptiles.
B244.1. King of serpents (snakes). *Type 672; BP II 463f.; *Fb "snogekonge" III 437b, "lindorm" II 433 b, "hugormekonge" I 667. — Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn II (1893) 213ff., (1928) 139ff. — Hindu: Keith 154; Penzer VI 29; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 27, 64, 230, 1149, II 529, 556; Chinese: Eberhard 17 No. 8; Zanzibar: Bateman 202 No. 10.
B225.1. Kingdom of serpents. H939.4.1. Serpent-king assigns task.
B244.1.1. Queen of watersnakes. India: Thompson-Balys.
B244.1.2. Serpent king resides in lake. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 981.
