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B285.7. Wedding of wasp. RTP VIII 552 (hornet).

B285.8. Wedding of cockroach and rat. India: Thompson-Balys.

B286. Plant wedding.

B286.1. Wedding of garlic and onion. Lettish: Andrejanoff Lettische Volkslieder 39 No. 116.

B290. Other animals with human traits.

B120. Wise animals. B300. Helpful animals. F826.1. Animals with jeweled ornaments. F989.8. Mother-love induced in animal.

B290.1. Swine march like soldiers. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.

B291. Animal as messenger. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Koch-Grünberg Indianermärchen aus N. A. No. 33. — African: de Clerq Anthropos IV 451, (Fjort) Dennett 123.

A165.1.1. Birds as messengers of the gods. A1021.2. Bird scouts sent out from ark. B570. Animals serve men. E761.7.6. Life token: bird sent each day to tell of hero's condition; when owl comes it will be to announce death. F234.2.6. Fairy as messenger from fairyland. F932.5. River acts as messenger. H483. Animals compete as messengers to call father of newborn child. Their voices are tried. J1881.2.2. Fools send money by rabbit. K131. Rabbit sold as letter-carrier.

B291.0.1. Animal tried out as messenger. Hen (cock) the only one successful. — Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 188. No. 27, (Kaffir): Theal 63.

B291.0.2. Unwelcome bird (insect) proves to be messenger. *Jochelson JE VI 373 No. 16.

B291.1. Bird as messenger. English: Child II 113n., 356—365 passim, III 4, 8, IV 412, 482, 484f., V 234; Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 101; Irish myth: Cross; Warncke Lais der Marie de France² cxxxix.; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 90f.; Marquesas: ibid. 91; Mono: Wheeler 9, 21; Mangaia (Cook Is.): Clark 142; Africa (Fang): Einstein 148, 154, (Cameroon): Gantenbein 68.

A165.1.1. Birds as messengers of the gods. A1021.2. Bird scouts sent out from ark.

B291.1.0.1. Bird as letter carrier. (Cf. K131.) — India: *Thompson-Balys.

B291.1.1. Raven as messenger.

B291.1.1.1. Ravens carry message to enemies. Irish myth: Cross.

B147.1.1.3. Raven as bird of ill-omen.

B291.1.1.2. Raven as devil's messenger. *Fb "ravn" III 21b.

B147.1.1. Bird of ill-omen.

B291.1.2. Crow as messenger. India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 567.

B291.1.3. Dove as messenger. Calif. Indian: Gayton and Newman 76.

B291.1.4. Falcon as messenger. India: Thompson-Balys.

B291.1.5. Goose as messenger. India: Thompson-Balys.

B291.1.6. Parrot as messenger. India: *Thompson-Balys.

B291.1.7. Heron as messenger. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 630.

B291.1.8. Vulture as messenger. Africa (Upoto): Einstein 144; Jewish: Neuman.