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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B489. Helpful insects — miscellaneous.
B489.1. Helpful spider[1] *Dh I 144, II 66ff. — N. A. Indian (Jicarilla Apache): Russell JAFL XI 256; *Loomis White Magic 66; Africa (Duala): Lederbogen Märchen V 141; India: Thompson-Balys.
B490. Other helpful animals.[2]
B491. Helpful reptile.
B491.1. Helpful serpent. *Types 612, 670, 672, 673; *BP I 128, 131, II 463; Dh I 276ff. (cf. A2145.2), IV 147ff. (Type 560); *Fb "hugorm" I 666; "snog" III 436b, "blad" IV 44a; *Chauvin II 106 No. 71, VII 25 No. 373F n. 5; Köhler-Bolte I 440; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 648; *Ward Catalogue of Romances III 208; Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 141; *Warnke Quellen des Esope der Marie de France 221 ff.; Dickson Valentine and Orson 53; *Penzer I 101 n. 1. — Italian Novella: Rotunda; Missouri-French: Carrière. — Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 86 n. 2, 312 n. 2; Jewish: Neuman; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 305 No. 3; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 132 No. 78; Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 46 No. 78. — Burmese: Scott Indo-Chinese Myth. 274; Indonesian: DeVries Volksverhalen I No. 67. — Sumatran: Dixonl63; India: *Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 95, No. 52. — Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 163 No. 32, (Zanzibar): Bateman 222 No. 10, (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33.
B108.6. Serpent's bite produces ornaments and clothes. B123. Wise serpent. B161. Wisdom from serpent. B165.1. Animal languages learned from serpent. B176. Magic serpent. B217.1.1. Animal languages learned from eating serpent. B511.1. Snake as healer. B524.3. Helpful snake protects man from attack. S222.2. Woman promises unborn daughter to snake as wife for ferrying her across stream.
B491.2. Helpful lizard. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux". — India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. — N. A. Indian (Jicarilla Apache): Russell JAFL XI 256.
B491.3. Helpful crocodile. India: Thompson-Balys. — Africa (Madagascar): Sibree FLJ I 2-2ff., Larrouy RTP IV 305, (Temne): Schlenker Temne Traditions 87ff. No. 7.
B491.4. Helpful worm. Chinese, Persian: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 197f.; Jewish: Neuman.
B491.4.1. Helpful centipede. Chinese: Graham, Eberhard FFC CXX 30. — Africa (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33.
B491.4.2. Helpful angleworm. Chinese: Graham.
B491.5. Helpful turtle (tortoise). Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 514; Tonga: Gifford 50; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 74ff. No. 16.
B493. Helpful amphibian.
B493.1. Helpful frog. *Type 402, 440, 670B*; *BP I 1ff. (Gr. No. 1), II 30ff. (Gr. No. 63). — Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys: Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 30, 180. — Chile: Pino Saavedra 405. — Africa (Zulu): Callaway 241, (Ba Ronga): Einstein 288, (Basuto): Jacottet 202 No. 30.
