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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B251.1.2.3. Cows kneel in stable at midnight of Eve of Old Christmas. England, U.S.: *Baughman.
B251.2. Animals honor saint (cleric). Irish myth: Cross (B251.13).
B251.2.1. Animals sing in honor of a saint. Köhler-Bolte I 148; Irish myth: Cross.
B292.5. Bird sings to console man (saint). D2011.1. Years seem moments while man listens to song of bird.
B251.2.2. Fish perform races as welcome to saint. Irish myth: Cross.
B175. Magic fish.
B251.2.3. Wolves lick saint's shoes. Irish myth: Cross.
B251.2.4. Fly habitually buzzes when cleric returns from matins. Irish myth: Cross.
B259.5. Fly, wren, fox live with cleric.
B251.2.5. Birds beat waters with wings as welcome to saint. Irish myth: Cross.
B172. Magic bird.
B251.2.6. Deer lick saint's tomb daily at noon. Irish myth: Cross.
B188. Magic deer. D1775. Magic results from licking.
B251.2.6.1. Water-monsters lick saint's feet. Irish myth: Cross.
B251.2.6.2. Cow licks saint's feet. Irish myth: Cross.
B251.2.7. Wild animals as saint's disciples. *Loomis White Magic 63.
B251.2.7.1. Fish come in great numbers to the bank of a stream in order to hear Anthony of Padua preach. *Loomis White Magic 70.
B251.2.8. Sea-monster honors saint above all others. Irish myth: Cross.
B251.2.9. Birds lament saint's departure. Irish myth: Cross.
B736. Bird sheds tears.
B251.2.10. Cow gives twelve measures of milk for the twelve apostles of Ireland. Irish myth: Cross.
D1652.3. Cow with inexhaustible milk.
B251.2.10.1. Brilliantly white cow comes to be milked for infant saint. Irish myth: Cross.
B251.2.11. Lion lies down at feet of saint. Saintyves Saints Successeurs 133.
B251.2.12. Birds take part at saint's funeral. Jewish: Neuman.
B251.3. Animals sing songs of praise. Jewish: Neuman (cow, cat, lion, mouse, cock, vulture, fish, frog); Irish myth: Cross.
B251.3.1. Birds in otherworld sing religious songs. Patch PMLA XXXIII 626 n. 89; Irish myth: Cross.
F167.1. Animals in otherworld.
B251.4. Animals pray. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
