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pital Punishment of Animals (New York, 1906); Grimm Rechtsaltertümer II 235; Sébillot France III 27; Wilken Verspreide Geschriften IV 181ff.; Jewish: Neuman.
Q411. Death as punishment.
B275.1.1. Horse executed for crime. *Howey Horse in Magic and Myth 215ff.
B275.1.2. Fox executed for thefts. Nouvelles Recreations No. 29.
B275.1.3. Wolf executed for thefts.
B275.1.3.1. Man hangs wolf who has eaten sheep left in his charge. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
B275.1.3.2. Wolves and wild pigs condemned to death in lion's court for killing and eating sheep. Spanish Exempla: Keller.
B275.2. Excommunication of animal. *Saintyves RTP XXVII 155.
B275.3. Animals eating corpse of holy man die. Irish myth: Cross.
D2089.3. Animals magically stricken dead. Q558.11. Animals which eat of saint's body stricken dead. Q558.14.1. Animals stricken dead for desecration of holy place.
B275.4. Animal's revenge for being criticized by a bird: nest destroyed. — India: Thompson-Balys.
B276. Animal jury. Africa (Baukon): Ittman 89f.
B278. Captured animal ransoms self. *Type 159; Chauvin VI 147 No. 304, VIII 148 No. 146 note 1. — India: *Thompson-Balys.
B366. Animal grateful for ransom from captivity.
B279. Covenant with animals. Irish myth: Cross.
K2023. Badgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by prince. P312.0.1. Saint makes blood covenant with animals.
B279.1. Saint makes covenant with wolves. Irish myth: Cross.
B279.2. Attitudes of animals toward oath. Jewish: Neuman.
M100. Vows and oaths.
B280. Animal weddings. RTP V 16, VIII 552, JAFL XXXV 392ff. — Japanese: Anesaki 334f.; India: Thompson-Balys.
Z28.1. Louse and flea wish to marry.
B281. Beast wedding.
B281.1. Wedding of fox and hyena. Fox refuses to marry hyena, since, according to belief, hyena yearly changes sex. — Wienert FFC LVI 62 (ET 251), 131 (ST 376, 401); Halm Aesop No 405.
B281.2. Wedding of mouse. (See B284.1.1.)
B281.2.1. Wedding of mouse and weasel. Estonian: Neus Esthnische Volkslieder 352 No. 98C; Greek: Passow Pop. Carmina Graeciae Recentioris 458 No. 623.
B281.2.2. Wedding of mouse and cockroach. India: Thompson-Balys.
B281.3. Wedding of wolf. Slavic: Wenzig Westslavischer-Märchenschatz 242ff. (goat); Wendish: Haupt-Schmaler Volkslieder der Wenden I 386 (goat); Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *91; India: Thompson-Balys.
