L37b4. The flesh of a dog has a wonderful effect. .13.15.29.30.33.
From the conversation of spirits or animals, a person learns that the meat (brain, blood) of a neighboring shepherd's dog has a miraculous effect.
Harari, Palestinians, Arabs of Syria, Iraq, Laks, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Persians (Isfahan), Kyrgyz.
Sudan – East Africa. Harari [Jemal and Mulugeta set out on a journey; M. offered to eat J.’s provisions first, then refused to share his own and demanded J.’s eyes in exchange for food and left J. under a tree; at night the jinn came and started talking; the leaves of this tree would heal the blind man; the blood of a black dog would heal the princess; a spring of water under the tree in the city; J. regained his sight, healed the princess, received a reward from the king, and indicated which tree should be uprooted; after this benefit the king married him to the princess; having learned of everything, M. went to that tree, and the jinn killed him]: Reuss-Nliba, Reuss-Nliba 2016: 66–70
Western Asia. Palestinians [a man named the Father of Good (FG) and another named the Father of Evil (FEE) set out on a journey; FEE suggested that they eat the good supplies first, but did not share his own; FEE spent the night under a fig tree; three angels arrived; one said that the blind shoemaker did not know that treasures were buried nearby; the second showed where to dig so that a spring would gush out; the third told them how to cure the sultan’s daughter (kill his dog and let the girl eat its flesh); FEE dug up the treasure, shared it with the shoemaker; found water, received a reward; cured the princess, married her; FEE also went to that fig tree, and the angels tore him apart]: Schmidt, Kahle 1930, no. 85: 51-57; Arabs of Syria [the young men Abu-Sharr ('father of evil') and Abu-Kheit ('father of good') worked in a bakery, but decided that they would earn more working in the fields; on the way, ASH offered to eat AH's supplies first, but then refused to share his own and parted with his comrades; he reached a garden where fig trees grew, ate the fruit and lay down under a tree; three doves flew in and started a conversation; a blind shoemaker does not know that three pots of gold are buried where he sits; the people of Damascus pay dearly for water, but if you dig near the gates, a spring will burst forth; a sultan chops off the heads of doctors who are unable to cure his daughter, but she will recover if she eats the meat of his hunting dog; AH asked the shoemaker to let him spend the night in his shop, dug up gold; on the last pot is written: only the cursed son of a cursed father will get rich at the expense of the poor; so AH took only a few gold pieces and left the rest; in the morning he gave the shoemaker a gold piece, told him to buy food, ate, and left the rest with him; the shoemaker's wife danced with happiness; then AH gave the shoemaker all three pots; he wanted to divide it in half, but AH took only as much as was needed to go to Damascus; he asked the sultan for diggers, they began to dig at the gate, water flowed; the sultan was ready to reward AH with gold, but he took only as much as was needed for the road to the country where the blind princess was; there, on the city wall, the heads of unsuccessful doctors were displayed; they killed the dog, the princess was healed; AH received the princess and asked the king to build a bakery where everyone could eat bread for free; meanwhile, ASH ate all the money he had earned and became a beggar; he was sent to that bakery; ASH and AH recognized each other and ASH asked to be taken to the garden where the fig trees were; during this time the fig tree dried up, the full-flowing stream almost dried up, and the three Afrits realized that someone had overheard them; ASH: of course, it was the Father of Good; Afrits: and what is your name? - Father of Evil. Afrits: let each one according to his name; they tore ASH apart and threw the remains into the well]: Bushnaq 1987: 129-132; ArabsIraq [two half-brothers go to seek their fortune, agree to share bread; the miser refuses to give to the generous one, they separate; the generous one spends the night in a cave, overhears a conversation between two lions; in a rat hole there is a piece of gold, with the gold you can buy a black dog, with its blood drive out the genie from the sultan's daughter; the generous one heals and receives the girl and the kingdom; the miser becomes a beggar, the new sultan notices him, does not punish him, tells him what happened to him, he spends the night in a cave, the lions tear him to pieces]: Stevens 2006, No. 46: 267-274.
Caucasus – Asia Minor. Lucky [brothers Lavmart and Chumart went to earn money; L. offers to eat Ch.’s provisions first; then shares his own in exchange for Ch.’s eyes; Ch. spends the night at a mill, overhears animals talking; fox: a leaf from a nearby tree will heal a blind man; wolf: broth made from the meat of a shepherd’s dog will heal the pachakh’s daughter; bear: there is gold in a nearby cave; Ch. received his sight, got the gold, bought a dog from a shepherd, healed the pachakh’s daughter, received a reward; L. also goes to the cave, the animals found him and tore him apart]: Alieva 2013, no. 95: 426-427; Armenians (Ararat Valley) [two people argue about who should go forward, the right one or the wrong one; they agreed to ask the person they meet, the winner will cut out the eyes of the loser; they meet an old man, the old man says that it is the wrong one; the unjust one blinds the just one, leaves him by the mill; at night devils come there; one drove the princess crazy, another explains how to cure her: anoint her with the blood of the shepherd's black dog; the third devil was that old man; another devil: you have to dig by the mill, wet the cut out eyes (they are in the pocket of the right one), insert them into the eye sockets; another devil says that gold is hidden under the millstone; the man regains his sight, gets the gold, buys the dog, heals the princess, gets her as a wife; the unjust one learns about this, goes to the mill, the devils find him and kill him]: Khachatryants 1933: 241-245 (= Karapetyan 1967: 161-165); Azerbaijanis : Bagriy, Zeynalli 1935 [The Miser offered to eat the Generous One's churek first, but did not share his own; Generous spends the night at the mill, overhears the conversation of animals; fox: I take money from the treasure and spend it; bear: I take honey from the hollow; wolf: I cannot approach the herd because of the shepherd's dog; he who mixes the brains of this dog and the black ram will cure the sick princess; Generous went to the king, cured his daughter, got her as a wife, got the treasure and honey; having learned what the matter, Miser also spent the night at the mill, the animals tore him to pieces]: 325-328; Marchenko 1993 [brothers Merd ("generous") and Namerd ("treacherous") went to look for work; N. offered to eat M.'s supplies first, but then did not share his own; agreed to feed M., having gouged out his eyes, but did not give him any food, abandoned him in the forest; M. overheard the conversation of the Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox at night; 1) a sick person who drank the blood of a shepherd's dog will recover; 2) the Rat has jugs of gold in his cave; two doves say that they will cure M.; one drops a feather, they need to run it over the eyes inserted into the eye sockets, they will see again; M. regained his sight, took the gold, bought a dog, cured her of madness with the blood of the padishah's daughter, married her; he sees N., forgives, he goes to spend the night in the forest, the animals tore him to pieces]: 270-275.
Iran – Central Asia. Persians (Isfahan) [two brothers, Putny and Neputny, set out on a journey; when their supplies ran out, N. left Putny and went away; P. spent the night in a ruined mill; animals came; a fox; treasure was buried under a nearby tree; a dog was grazing a nearby herd; the brain in its head would heal the tsar’s blind daughter; in the morning N. saw mice dragging gold coins out of their hole; he took the money, bought a dog, took out the brain, and came to the tsar disguised as a doctor; if he didn’t heal, he would be executed, but if he did, he would receive the princess; the tsar ordered that the kettledrums be beaten and mirrors placed around the city; N. ordered that pack animals be gathered, and brought people to that tree, under its roots were untold treasures; N. received the princess and the throne]: Romaskevich 1934a, no. 9: 64–66; Rosenfeld 1956 [The Putny meets the Unputny, they walk together; N. suggests that they eat P.'s supplies first, abandons him; P. spends the night at the mill, hears animals talking; leopard: the mice have gold on the roof of the mill; wolf: the brain of the shepherd's dog will cure the king's daughter of madness; fox: there is a treasure in the ruins of the castle; P. takes the gold from the mice, buys the dog, cures the princess, gets her as a wife, finds the treasure, the shah makes him his heir; he meets N., who goes to the mill, the animals find him, the lion orders him to be torn apart]: 34-40.
Turkestan. Kirghiz [on the road, a villain suggests that a good man first slaughter his horse; he does not slaughter his own, gouges out the good man's eyes, pushes him into a ravine; in a cave, he overhears a conversation between a leopard, a tiger, and a wolf; the leopard says that anyone who washes himself with water from a stream will regain his sight, the tiger says that anyone who takes a gold bar in the cave will become a batyr, the wolf says that the bile of a dog guarding a flock will cure any disease; the good man regains his sight, becomes a batyr, heals, gets the khan's daughter as a wife; tells the villain everything; the animals think that someone overheard their conversation, and tear the villain to pieces]: Brudny 1954: 93-94 (=Brudny, Eshmambetov 1963: 135-137, =Ledenev 1987: 46-48).