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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B589. Animal helps man to wealth and greatness — miscellaneous.
B589.1. Eagle regains throne for deposed king. India: Thompson-Balys.
B590. Miscellaneous services of helpful animals.
A34. Birds as creator's servants. A165.1.1. Birds as messengers of the gods. A165.1.2. Cock as ambassador of god. A812. Earth diver. A1021.2. Bird scouts sent out from ark. A1415.2. Theft of fire by animals. A2221.2.1. Flies on Christ's body rewarded. B292. Animal in service to man.
B591. Animal avenges murder. Jewish: Neuman.
B301.2. Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder. Q211. Murder punished. Q557. Miraculous punishment through animal.
B591.0.1. Animals refuse to devour Cain to avenge murder of Abel. Jewish: Neuman.
B591.1. Lion kills wolf who has killed mistress' sheep. Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 131 No. 24.
B591.2. Horse kicks to death master's murderer. India: Thompson-Balys.
B592. Animals bequeath characteristics to man. Horse gives him the characteristics of youth (fiery), cow of middle age (avaricious), and the dog of old age (fractious). — Fable: Halm Aesop No. 173; BP III 290; Köhler-Bolte I 42ff.; Babrius No. 74; Wienert FFC LVI *70 (ET 347), 127 (ST 358).
A1321. Man and animals readjust span of life. Man is given a portion of animals' lives.
B593. Animal as house-spirit.
A411. Household gods. F480. House-spirits.
B593.1. Snake as house-spirit. *Fb "snog" III 436b.
B594. Animal rejuvenates person.
D1338. Magic object rejuvenates. D1880. Magic rejuvenation.
B594.1. Bird rejuvenates person (Cf. B172). — *Chauvin VI 73f. No. 239.
B596. Animal helps saint by setting fire to neglected church. Irish myth: Cross.
B597. Cow gives marvelous supply of milk through virtue of saint. Irish myth: Cross.
B598. Animal as confederate of adulterous wife.
K1591. Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery.
B598.1. Boar as confederate of adulterous wife. India: Thompson-Balys.
B598.2. Deer as confederate of adulterous wife. India: Thompson-Balys.
B599. Other services of helpful animals.
B599.1. Cock and hen build pyre for benefactor. India: Thompson-Balys.
B599.2. Animal helps person pass test. India: Thompson-Balys.
H162. Recognition of disguised princess by bee lighting on her.
B599.3. Elephant draws plow to mark boundaries of empire. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 528.
