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B312.4.1. Helpful dogs obtained by purchase. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.

B312.5. Helpful, strong horse caught. Icel.: Boberg.

B313. Helpful animal an enchanted person. *Types 314, 328 (FFC LXXXIII), 402, 510, 530, 531, 532, 533, 545, 550, 551.

B187.0.2. Magic dog transformed person. D659.4.3. Transformation to eagle to carry hero to safety.

B313.1. Helpful animal reincarnation of parent. The dead mother appears to the heroine in the form of an animal. — *Cox Cinderella 475 n. 4; BP I 187, III 60ff. — India: *Thompson-Balys, *Cosquin Contes indiens 505ff.; Japanese: Ikeda.

N810. Supernatural helpers.

B313.2. Helpful animal reincarnation of murdered child. German: Grimm No. 47.

B314. Helpful animal brothers-in-law. *Type 552; *BP III 424ff. — Missouri French: Carrière.

B506.1. Magic object received from animal brother-in-law. B640. Marriage to person in animal form.

B315. Animal helpful after being conquered. *Type 590; BP III 1. — Icel.: *Boberg.

B316. Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) — *Type 314, 502; BP III 18 n. 3. — French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 15; Missouri-French: Carrière.

D1783.4. Power over monster (wizard, king) obtained by reversing orders.

B317. Helpful bird hatched by hero. Hero holds eagle's egg in hand and hatches it. Young eagle becomes his helper. — German New Guinea: Dixon 141.

D1783.4. Power over monster (wizard, king) obtained by reversing order.

B318. Helpful animals transformed from other animals. India: Thompson-Balys.

B11.1.2. Dragon from transformed horse. D410. Transformation: one animal to another.

B319. Helpful animal otherwise acquired.

B319.1. Helpful animal sent by God (or a god). Irish myth: Cross.

B319.2. Helpful animal acquired as reward for vigil. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.

B320. Reward of helpful animal.

B322. Helpful animal demands food. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s. v. "viande", "oiseau"; Japanese: Ikeda.

B322.1. Hero feeds own flesh to helpful animal. The hero is carried on the back of an eagle who demands food. The hero finally feeds parts of his own flesh. — *Type 301; *BP II 300 (Gr. No. 91); Chauvin VI 3 No. 181 n. 3; Panzer Beowulf 191; Clouston Tales I 241ff.; Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 164 (to Gonzenbach No. 61). — Hindu: Penzer I 84 n. 1. 85, VI 122 n. 2, VII 126 n. 2; India: Thompson-Balys; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 304 No. 32; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL