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B259.4. Bees build church of wax to contain consecrated host. (Cf. A2012.1.) — *Kittredge Witchcraft 150, 469 n. 112; Alphabet No. 695. — *Loomis White Magic 65. — Irish myth: Cross.
V30. Sacrament. V111. Churches.
B259.4.1. Animals refrain from spoiling consecrated food. Irish myth: Cross.
B259.5. Bird's wings drip blood when birds hear of Day of Judgment. Irish myth: Cross.
B260. Animal warfare. Wienert FFC LVI 48 (ET 64—68).
B260.1. Two groups of animals make peace treaty. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 213 No. 1 (18); Shuswap: Teit JE II 658f.
B261. War of birds and quadrupeds. *Type 222; BP II 435 (Gr. No. 102); *Dh III 3ff. , 226, IV 197ff. — Crane Vitry No. 153; Scala Celi No. 417. Japanese: Ikeda. — Africa: Frobenius Atlantis VIII 253, IX 115, XI 128.
K2323.1. Fox's tail drops and frightens animals. War between birds and quadrupeds.
B261.1. Bat in war of birds and quadrupeds. Because of ambiguous form joins first one side and then the other. Discredited. — Wienert FFC LVI *48 (ET 66, 67), *52 (ET 166), 134 (ST 398, 399); Halm Aesop Nos. 307, 391; Dh IV 197ff.; India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Benga): Nassau 163 No. 21, (Ibo, Nigeria): Basden 281, Thomas 161 (hornbill), (Mpongwe): Nassau 53 No. 8 (crocodile), (Yoruba): Ellis 252 No. 3.
K2030. Double dealers.
B261.1.1. Tame elephant not accepted by wild brethren. India: Thompson-Balys.
B262. War between domestic and wild animals. *Type 104; *BP I 425. — Japanese: Ikeda.
K2323. The cowardly duelers. War between the wild and the domestic animals.
B263. War between other groups of animals.
B263.1. War between toads and frogs. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s. v. "crapauds".
B263.2. War between elephants and ants. Indonesian: De Vries's list No. 132.
B263.3. War between crows and owls. — Spanish Exempla: Keller; Hindu: Penzer V 98—113. — Panchatantra III intr. (tr. Ryder) 291ff; Bødker Exempler 293 No. 52.
B263.4. War between birds and reptiles. India: Thompson-Balys.
B263.5. War between groups of birds. Irish myth: Cross.
B263.5.1. War between birds and eagle. Jewish: Neuman.
B263.6. War of monkeys and grasshoppers. Chinese: Graham.
B263.7. War between serpents and storks. Jewish: Neuman.
B263.8. War between lion and other animals. Jewish: Neuman.
