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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B392.1. Animals grateful for being given appropriate food. Hero finds dog with hay and horse with meat. He changes it about. — Köhler-Bolte Zs. f. Vksk. VI 63 (to Gonzenbach No. 13.); Missouri-French: Carrière.
J512.11. Camel and jackal exchange food: camel is led by his good friend to thorny fruit and thorn sticks into his throat. U147. Animals try unsuccessfully to exchange food.
B393. Animals grateful for shelter. Japanese: Mitford 270.
B394. Cow grateful for being milked. (Cf. B411.) — Type 510A; Cox passim.
B395. Buffaloes grateful for care of their calves. India: Thompson-Balys.
B395.1. Buffaloes grateful for being cleaned and combed. India: Thompson-Balys.
B396. Cows grateful for hero's housekeeping for them. India: Thompson-Balys.
B400—B499. Kinds of helpful animals.
B400—B449. HELPFUL BEASTS
B400. Helpful domestic beasts. India: Thompson-Balys.
B401. Helpful horse. *Type 314, 502, 531, 532; BP III 94ff., III 18ff., II 273ff; *Fb "nest"; *Köhler-Bolte I 468. — Wienert FFC LVI *70 (ET 347), 127 (ST 358); Halm Aesop No. 173 (Cf. BP III 290ff.); Welsh: MacCulloch Celtic 94; Greek: Frazer Apollodorus I 372 n. 1. — Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: *Boberg; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda. — Breton: *Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux"; French Canadian: *Barbeau JAFL XXIX 15; Missouri French: Carrière; Cape Verde Islands: *Parson MAFLS XV (1) 277 No. 91, 281 No. 92. — India: *Thompson-Balys. — Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 280, 284.
B133. Truth-speaking horse. B149.1. Prophetic horse. B151. Horse determines road to be taken. B181. Magic horse. B211.3. Speaking horse.
B401.1. Helpful water-horse. Irish myth: Cross.
B181.3. Magic horse from water world.
B402. Helpful ass. *Fb "æsel" III 1155a. — India: Thompson-Balys.
B102. Gold-producing ass.
B403. Helpful mule. Breton: *Sébillot Incidents s.v. "mule", "animaux".
B405. Helpful camel. India: Thompson-Balys. Africa (Hausa): Tremearne FL XXII 464ff. No. 50, Hausa Superstitions and Customs 380ff. No. 80.
B411. Helpful cow. (Cf. B354.) — *Type 510A; Cox passim. — Halm Aesop No. 173, Wienert FFC LVI *70 (ET 347), 127 (ST 358). — Irish myth: Cross. — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux"; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham, Eberhard FFC CXX 52 No. 32.
B182. Magic cow (ox, bull). B182.1. Magic cow gives red milk. B394. Cow grateful for being milked. B535.0.1. Cow as nurse cares for children.
B411.1. Helpful bull. (Cf. B182.3.1.) — Cox Cinderella 365 (Swedish). — Irish myth: Cross. — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux". —
