B. Animals
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monks. B256. Animal as servant of saint. B292. Animal in service of man. F601. Extraordinary companions. N800. Helpers.
B301. Faithful animal. Köhler-Bolte I 534; Irish myth: Cross.
B301.1. Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger. *Type 75*; *Pauli (ed Bolte) No. 428; cf. Alphabet No. 270; Icel.: *Boberg.
B301.1.1. Faithful dog follows master's dead body when cast into river. Supports body. — Spanish Exempla: Keller.
B301.1.2. Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave — dies on it. India: Thompson-Balys.
B301.1.3. Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse. Þidriks saga II 154, 386.
B301.2. Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder. English: Wells Manual of Writings 121 (Sir Triamour). — *Hibbard 286.
B591. Animal avenges murder.
B301.3. Faithful animal plans suicide when it thinks master dead. English: Wells Manual of Writings 66 (Ywain and Gawain); Icel.: Boberg.
B301.4. Faithful horse follows dead master to grave. *Fb "hest" IV 212a.
B301.4.1. Faithful horse lays his head on slain master's breast. Irish myth: Cross.
B181.7. Magic horse avenges hero's death.
B301.4.1.1. Faithful horse weeps for coming death of saint. Irish myth: Cross.
B149.1.2. Horse weeps for master's (saint's) approaching death.
B301.4.2. Faithful horse weeps tears of blood for master. Irish myth: Cross.
B736.2. Horse sheds tears of blood. F1041.29. Tears of blood in excessive grief.
B301.4.3. Faithful horse joins in keen at hero's death. Irish myth: Cross.
B301.4.3.1. Faithful horse lays his head in lap of dead master's wife. Irish myth: Cross.
B301.4.4. Faithful horse allows only its master to catch and ride it. Icel.: *Boberg.
B301.4.5. Faithful horse lies down in order that its mutilated master can mount it. Icel.: *Boberg.
B301.4.6. Faithful horse refuses to go before its master mounts it, even when already loaded with two chests with gold. — Icel.: *Boberg.
B301.4.7. Faithful horse dies together with its master. Icel.: *Boberg.
F1041.1. Death from broken heart.
B301.4.8. Faithful horse fights together with its master. Icel.: *Boberg.
B571.3. Animals fight together with their master. K2. Animals help man in contest.
B301.5. Faithful animals resuscitate master. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
E0. Resuscitation.
B301.6. Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns. Irish myth: Cross.
A969.2. Mounds from horns cast by cattle.
