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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
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The Dead
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Marvels
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Ogres
H
Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
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Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
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The Nature of Life
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Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| B476 | Helpful eel. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 478, 511. |
| B443.3 | Helpful elephant. *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 649; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B455.2 | Helpful falcon. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| B482.1 | Helpful firefly. Indonesian: De Vries Volksverhalen I No. 35, II No. 170. |
| B470 | Helpful fish. See B375.1. and references.—*Fb "ring" III 61a, "fisk" I 296.—Italian Novella: Rotunda; Missouri-French: Carrière.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux", Hartland Science 174; Arabian: Burton S V 326; Hindu: Keith 99; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: De Vries Volksverhalen uit Oost Indië I No. 72 (also in some versions of No. 35).—Polynesian (Celebes): Dixon *72 n. 56; Indonesian, Japanese, N. Pacific Coast American Indian (Micmac): Dixon *157 n. 6; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 65 No. 3. |
| B483.2 | Helpful flea. *Chauvin II 197 No. 29. |
| B483.1 | Helpful fly. Type 772*; Dh II 214.—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 209; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B435.1 | Helpful fox. *Types 506, 545, 550; *BP I 331, 503, III 487, 490ff.; Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 179.—Sébillot RTP III 394; *Fb "höj" I 741, "ræv" III 113b.—Irish myth: Cross; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux".—Missouri French: Carrière, Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.—Chinese: Werner 380f., Krappe CFQ III (1944) 126, Eberhard FFC CXX 29 No. 17.—Japanese: Mitford 261ff.—N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 342 n. 233.—Africa (Tonga): Gifford 123. |
| 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. |
| B443.4 | Helpful gazelle. BP I 331. |
| B413 | Helpful goat. Type 510; Cox 473f. n. 2.—Irish myth: Cross, Beal XXI 325; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chevre", "animaux"; Missouri French: Carrière; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 294 No. 9, 298 No. 13, 325 No. 4.—Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 53 No. 2, (Benga): Nassau 202 No. 32. |
| B469.3 | Helpful goose. *Köhler-Bolte I 347; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B469.1 | Helpful grebe. Madagascar (Imerina): Ferrand Contes populaires Malgaches 102ff. No. 32. |
| B469.6 | Helpful guinea-fowl. Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 65 No. 28. |
| B455.4 | Helpful hawk. Scottish: Campbell-McKay No. 1; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B511.1.3 | Helpful hedgehog forces snake to suck out poison from bitten raja. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B449.1 | Helpful hedgehog. Dh I 276ff.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B463.2 | Helpful heron. India: *Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Ceuici): Alexander Lat. Am. 304. |
| B443.6 | Helpful hippopotamus. Africa (Ganda): Baskerville King of the Snakes 47f. |
| B414 | Helpful hog. Fb "svin" III 676a.—Irish myth: Cross.—India: Thompson-Balys.—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 144, 197. |
| B481.5 | Helpful hornet. Type 559; Jewish: Neuman; N. A. Indian (Micmac): Rand 42 No. 6. |
| B540.2 | Helpful horse rescues children. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B401 | Helpful horse. *Type 314, 502, 531, 532; BP III 94ff., III 18ff., II 273ff; *Fb "hest"; *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. |
| B811.1.1 | Helpful horses descended from heaven. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B435.6 | Helpful hyena. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| B433.3 | Helpful ichneumon. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Nao): Held Märchen und Sagen der afrikanischen Neger 132ff. |
| B482 | Helpful insects—coleoptera. |
| B483 | Helpful insects—diptera. |
| B485 | Helpful insects—hemiptera. |
| B481 | Helpful insects—hymenoptera. |
| B484 | Helpful insects—lepidoptera. |
| B489 | Helpful insects—miscellaneous. |
| B486 | Helpful insects—orthoptera. |
| B480 | Helpful insects. India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman; Chinese: Graham. |
| B435.2 | Helpful jackal. BP I 331; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B455.5 | Helpful kite (bird). Hindu: *Penzer IV 192 n. 1; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B451.1 | Helpful lark. Madagascar (Imerina): Ferrand Contes populaires Malgaches 102ff. No. 32. |
| B431.1 | Helpful leopard. Africa (Akan-Ashanti): Rattray Akan-Ashanti Folk Tales 206 No. 53. |
| B431.2 | Helpful lion. (Cf. B549.1.)—*Type 156 (see all references for B381), *Type 590; *BP III 1 (Gr. No. 121); *Fb "löve" II 518b; Dickson Valentine and Orson 107 n. 17, 118 n. 51.—Icel.: Boberg.—Irish myth: Cross; English: Wells 66 (Ywain and Gawain), 118f. (Octavian).—*Hibbard 271 n. 3.—Spanish Exempla: Keller.—Italian Novella: Rotunda.—Saintyves Saints Successeurs 252.—French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule; Missouri French: Carrière.—Jewish: Neuman.—India: *Thompson-Balys. —Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 131 No. 24, (Zanzibar): Bateman 82 No. 6. |
| B491.2 | Helpful lizard. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux".—India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham.—N. A. Indian (Jicarilla Apache): Russell JAFL XI 256. |
| B495.2 | Helpful lobster. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 180. |
| B486.1 | Helpful locusts. Arabian: Burton S VI 9. |
| B451.6 | Helpful magpie. Chinese: Werner 190, Graham. |
| B526.2 | Helpful mare cools boiling bath for master. Hero is made to bathe in boiling mare's milk. His mare blows on the milk and cools it.—*Köhler-Bolte I 468. |
| B449.2 | Helpful mole. Canadian: Gautier (B449.13). |
| B433.4 | Helpful mongoose. Chauvin II 100 No. 59; Bødker Exempler 299 No. 64; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B441.1 | Helpful monkey. Penzer IX 47 n. 1; BP I 331.—Jewish: Neuman. —India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesian: De Vries' List No. 180.—Chile: Pino Saavedra 402, 404. |
| B437.2 | Helpful mouse. *Type 75, cf. Type 560.—Jewish: Neuman; Penzer V 79 n. 2.—India: *Thompson-Balys, Bødker Exempler 290 Nos 45, 46; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Missouri-French: Carrière.—Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 268.—Africa (Kaffir): Theal 85, Kidd 230 No. 2, (Basuto): Jacottet 190 No. 28. |
| B403 | Helpful mule. Breton: "Sébillot Incidents s.v. "mule", "animaux". |
| B498 | Helpful mythical animal. |
| B451.2 | Helpful nightingale. *Chauvin II 117 No. 97; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B477 | Helpful octopus. Marquesas: Handy 76. |
| B433.1 | Helpful otter. Saints' legend (Irish): Plummer cxliv, Irish myth: Cross. |
| B461.2 | Helpful owl. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B411.2 | Helpful ox. French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 15.—Irish myth: Cross.—India: Thompson-Balys.—Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 76 No. 12, 240 No. 35, (Kaffir): Theal 169. |
| B431.4 | Helpful panther. Fable: Phaedrus III 2; Wienert FFC LVI 70 (ET 346), 127 (ST 357). |
| B469.9.1 | Helpful paroquet. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B469.9 | Helpful parrot. Clouston II 196ff.; India: *Thompson-Balys.—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 252. |
| B469.10 | Helpful pheasant. Korean: Zong in-Sob 97 No. 53. |
| B457.2 | Helpful pigeon. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B475 | Helpful pike. *Fb "gjedde". |
| B437.4 | Helpful rabbit (hare). Fb "hare" IV 201a; Dh I 276ff.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux".—Japanese: Anesaki 318. |
| B437.1 | Helpful rat. *Fb "rotte" III 83b.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 180.—Korean: Zong in-Sob 28 No. 12.—Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 214 No. 31, (Benga): Nassau 208 No. 33. |
| B451.5 | Helpful raven. *Fb "ravn" III 23a; *Zingerle Sagen aus Tirol 588.—Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 36; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Bødker Exempler 290 Nos. 45, 46; Jewish: Neuman.—Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 53. |
| B491 | Helpful reptile. |
| B474 | Helpful salmon. *Type 675. |
| B463.1 | Helpful sea-bird. Type 554*.—Saints' legend (Irish): Plummer cxlvi; Irish myth: Cross. |
| B435.5 | Helpful seal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| 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 221ff.; 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: De Vries Volksverhalen I No. 67.—Sumatran: Dixon 163; 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. |
| B471 | Helpful shark. Fb "haj".—Tahiti: Dixon 64; Tonga: Gifford 76; Mono-Alu-Fauru: Wheeler 65. |
| B412 | Helpful sheep. Type 510; *Cox 477 n. 7.; Missouri-French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B524.3 | Helpful snake protects man from attack. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B451.7 | Helpful sparrow. Irish myth: Cross; Japanese: Anesaki 318. |
| 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. |
| B437.3 | Helpful squirrel. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges.—India: Thompson-Balys.—Chinese: Graham.—Africa (Fang): Trilles Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise de Geographie XVI 238ff. No. 23. |
| B411.6 | Helpful steer. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B463.4 | Helpful stork. Hartland Science 194; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B469.2 | Helpful swan. Irish myth: Cross; Saints' legend (Irish): Plummer cxlvi. —Hindu: Keith 108; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B481.2 | Helpful termite. Africa (Nao): Held 132ff. |
| B431.3 | Helpful tiger. India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 263; Korean: Zong in-Sob 82, No. 45. |
| B493.2 | Helpful toad. Type 402; BP II 30ff. (Gr. No. 63).—Missouri-French: Carrière; Chinese: Graham. |
| B469.7 | Helpful turkey. N. A. Indian (Zuсi): Cushing 54ff. |
| B491.5 | Helpful turtle (tortoise). Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 514; Tonga: Gifford 50; Africa (Fjort): Dennett 74ff. No. 16. |
| B455.1 | Helpful vulture. Greek: Grote I 105; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B481.4 | Helpful wasp. *Type 559; Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Madagascar): Sibree FLJ I (1883) 45ff. |
| B401.1 | Helpful water-horse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B472 | Helpful whale. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys.—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 327 n. 179.—Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 256ff. Nos. 38, 39, 275 No. 86.—Maori: Dixon 83. |
| B435 | Helpful wild beasts—canidae and other carnivora. |
| B431 | Helpful wild beasts—felidae. |
| B449 | Helpful wild beasts—miscellaneous. |
| B433 | Helpful wild beasts—mustelidae. |
| B441 | Helpful wild beasts—primata. |
| B437 | Helpful wild beasts—rodentia.—India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 317 n. 147.—Tehuelche (Pategonia): Alexander Lat. Am. 335. |
| B443 | Helpful wild beasts—ungulata. |
| B430 | Helpful wild beasts. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B469.4.1 | Helpful wild duck. Africa (Betsileo): Renel Contes de Madagascar I 140ff. No. 25, (Imerina): Ferrand 102ff. No. 32. |
| B469.3.1 | Helpful wild goose. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges (B469.5); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B443.5 | Helpful wild hog (boar). Madagascar: Sibree FLJ II 45ff., Renel Contes de Madagascar I 65ff. No. 9, 140ff. No. 25, Ferrand 102ff. No. 32. |
| B443.7 | Helpful wild ox. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B435.3 | Helpful wolf. *Type 428; *Fb "ulv" IV 971a.—English: Wells Manual of Writings 20 (William of Palerne) (werwolf).—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux".—Irish myth: Cross.—Italian Novella: Rotunda.—Jewish: Neuman. —Missouri-French: Carrière.—See also references for B535. |
| B461.1 | Helpful woodpecker. Africa (Shangani): Bourhill and Drake 43ff. No. 5, (Fjort): Dennett 74ff. No. 16. |
| B491.4 | Helpful worm. Chinese, Persian: Coyajee JPASB XXIV 197f.; Jewish: Neuman. |
| B451.3 | Helpful wren. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B312.5 | Helpful, strong horse caught. Icel.: Boberg. |
| B143.0.5 | Hen as prophetic bird. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B558.3 | Hen hitched to wagon. *Fb "höne" I 750b. |
| B184.3.0.5 | Herd of magic swine that cannot be counted twice with the same result. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B19.6 | Herd which came from heaven. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B582.2.1 | Hero carried by bird to mistress' chamber. *Chauvin V 242 No. 142. |
| B524.1.11 | Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B392 | Hero divides spoil for animals. *Type 300; Fb "dele" IV 96b; *BP II 22 n. 1.—Lithuanian: Balys Index No. *554A.; Italian Novella: Rotunda.—Missouri-French: Carrière; Africa (Angola): Chatelain 70 No. 3. |
| 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 XXIX 15.—Missouri French: Carrière.—Apache: Goddard PaAM XXIV 94. |
| B391.3 | Hero kills horse to feed young ravens. German: Grimm No. 17. |
| B17.1.2.2.1 | Hero kills hostile hound (monster) by tearing (forcing) out its entrails (heart). Irish myth: Cross. |
| B557.11.1 | Hero rides on animated wax elephant. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B557.11.2 | Hero rides on winged elephant.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B549.5 | Hero saved from ravaging snake by crab companion. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B524.1.12 | Hero saved from ravaging snake by crab companion. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B11.11.2 | Hero's dogs (horse) prevent dragon's heads from rejoining body. (Cf. B11.2.3.)—*Type 300; *BP I 547. |
| B291.1.7 | Heron as messenger. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 630. |
| B243.1.1 | Herring as king of fishes. *BP III 284, 285 n. I (Gr. No. 172). |
| B105.1 | Hind with gold chain on neck. *Fb "hind". |
| B101.4 | Hind with golden horns. Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 190 n. 1. |
| B42.1 | Hippogriff. Horse with fore-quarters of griffin.—Howey Horse in Magic and Myth 232. |
| B259.3 | Hog will not accept food from excommunicated men. Alphabet No. 312. |
| B562.1.1 | Hogs root up gold (treasure) for saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B242.1.3 | Hornbill king of birds. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B15.3.4.2 | Horned armadillo lives underground. S. A Indian (Chaco): Belaieff BBAE CXLIII (1) 379. |
| B91.3 | Horned snake. Jewish: Neuman; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 357 n. 287f.; (Micmac): Parsons JAFL XXXVIII 95 No. 27; (Cherokee): Alexander N. Am. 68f.; Ladino (Honduras, Nicaragua): Conzemius BBAE CVI 169. |
| B68 | Horned water-monster. S. A. Indian (Chaco): Beliaeff BBAE CXLIII (1) 379. |
| B15.3.0.1.1 | Hornless bull. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B15.3.0.1 | Hornless cow. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B11.2.5 | Horns of dragon. Smith Dragon 137.—Chinese: Werner 368, Eberhard FFC CXX 73, 85. |
| B184.1.1 | Horse (mule) with magic speed. *Chauvin V 259 No. 154 n. 1; *Fb "hest" I 598v.—Greek: Fox 119; Irish myth: Cross; Icel.: Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 294. |
| B521.1.1 | Horse advises hero not to wash in water (as his false wife told him to) or his eyes will pop out.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B151.1.1.0.3 | Horse allowed to go as it pleases, finds unknown person. Chinese: Graham. |
| B291.2.1 | Horse as messenger. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B621.7 | Horse as suitor. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 79. |
| B184.1.1.2 | Horse as swift as a bird. Icel.: Boberg. |
| B19.3 | Horse born of egg. Mythical hero will come riding on such a horse.—Fb "Holger Danske" I 640b, "æg" III 1142b. |
| B275.1.1 | Horse executed for crime. *Howey Horse in Magic and Myth 215ff. |
| B591.2 | Horse kicks to death master's murderer. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B562.1.2 | Horse kicks up jewel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B524.1.7 | Horse kills master's attacking enemies. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B159.2 | Horse lies down when grain of wheat falls from load. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B611.3 | Horse paramour. Hindu: Penzer IV 16, IX 153; Japanese: Ikeda; *N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 348 n. 254a. |
| B133.4 | Horse refuses to carry one who speaks falsehood. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B133.2 | Horse reveals treachery. (Cf. B131.2.)—Africa (Mpongwe): Nassau 68 No. 15. |
| B736.2 | Horse sheds tears (of blood). Irish myth: Cross. |
| B184.1.1.1 | Horse so fast fly cannot light on him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B151.1.1.0.2 | Horse stops where murder has occurred. Finnish: Aarne FFC XXXIII 39 No. 4**. |
| B272.2.1 | Horse tried for crime. *Howey Horse in Magic and Myth 215ff. |
| B133.1 | Horse warns hero of danger. English: Child No. 43; Icel.: *Boberg; Irish myth: Cross; Lithuanian: Leskien-Brugmann 359ff.; Russian: v. Löwis of Menar Russische Märchen 13, Rambaud La Russie épique 49; Persian: Nöldeke Das iranische Volksepos 58; India: Thompson-Balys; Missouri French: Carrière. |
| B141.2.1 | Horse weeps for master's (saint's) approaching death. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B731.2.1 | Horse with crimson mane and green legs. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B15.5.1 | Horse with fire-breathing nostrils. (Cf. B19.1.)—Fb "ild" II 12a; Icel.: *Boberg. |
| B19.5 | Horse with golden mane. Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 66, 153. |
| B563.1.1 | Horses carry lost riders to safety. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B151.1.1 | Horses determine road to be taken. They are left to pick out the road themselves and to stop at the destination.—*DeCock Studien en Essays 200ff.; Wesselski Theorie 30.—Chinese: Graham. |
| B802 | Horses in tales and legends. (Cf. B41.1, B41.2, B103, B133, B149.1, B151, B181, B811.1.)—**Howey Horse in Magic and Myth passim; *Malten Jahrb. d. Kaiserl. deutschen archäologischen Inst. XXIX (1914) 179ff. |
| B133.4.1 | Horses refuse to remain with owner who has been cursed by clerics. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B151.1.1.0.1 | Horses travel between clerics without guidance. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17 | Hostile animals. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.1 | Hostile beasts. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.1.5 | Hostile cat. Irish myth: Cross (B16.1.4). |
| B17.1.3 | Hostile cattle. Irish myth: Cross. (Cf. B15.1.5.2.) |
| B17.1.2 | Hostile dog (hound). Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.2.1.2 | Hostile eel attacks hero. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.2.2 | Hostile griffin. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.1.4 | Hostile horse. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.1.2.2 | Hostile hound killed by reaching through hollow log in its jaws—and tearing heart out. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.2.3 | Hostile raven. |
| B17.2.4 | Hostile scorpion. |
| B17.2.1 | Hostile sea-beasts. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.2.1.3 | Hostile sea-cat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B17.2.1.1 | Hostile sea-rat. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B16.2.2.1 | Hostile tiger killed. Icel.: *Boberg. |
| B19.4.4 | Hound flame of fire by night. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B731.6.1 | Hound half white, half green. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B731.6 | Hound of every color. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B784.1 | How animal gets into person's stomach (or body) (various methods). |
| B633 | Human and animal offspring from marriage to animal. *Wesselski Märchen 247 No. 57. |
| B631.2 | Human beings descended from seals. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B635 | Human foster-child with animal qualities. |
| B631 | Human offspring from marriage to animal. *Type 301, 650; *BP II 300ff., 285ff., especially 293; *Dickson Valentine and Orson 123 n. 76; *Krappe Le Moyen Age XLI 96ff.—Irish myth: Cross; Gaster Oldest Stories 169; India: *Thompson-Balys.—Japanese: Anesaki 332; N. A. Indian (Thompson River): Teit MAFLS XI 42; Danish: Boberg. |
| B631.7 | Human offspring of marriage of person and jaguar. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 62, (Eastern Brazil): Lowie BBAE CXLIII I 434. |
| B631.8 | Human offspring of marriage of person and lion. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 1170. |
| B631.9 | Human offspring of marriage of person and snake. S. A. Indian (Tapirape): Wagley-Galvao BBAE 143 III 253. |
| B11.12.7 | Human-dragon marriage. Chinese: Eberhard 49, 64f., 103, 135, No. 92. |
| B15.1.2.10.2 | Hundred-headed serpent (monster). Irish myth: Cross. |
| B771.2.1 | Hungry lions do not harm saint. Loomis White Magic 58. |
| B784.2.1.2 | Husband ties a cock near wife's feet: snake-parasite in her stomach comes out to catch the cock and is killed by husband.—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B14.3 | Hybrid monster: calf-sheep. S. A. Indian (Araucanian): Cooper BBAE CXLIII II 753. |
| B15.1.2.8.1 | Hydra: nine-headed monster. Middle head immortal. —*Frazer Apollodorus I 187 n. 3. |
| B754.1.1 | Hyena changes sex yearly. Fable: Halm Aesop 405, Wienert FFC LVI 62 (ET 251), 131 (ST 376, 401); Jewish: Neuman. |
| B731.14 | Hyena with three hundred sixty-five different colors. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B843 | Immortal animals. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B37 | Immortal bird. (cf. B32.) Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| B843.2 | Immortal donkey. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B184.1.8 | Immortal horse. Greek: Grote I 173. |
| B19.3.1 | Immortal horses. Greek: Grote I 11. |
| B843.1 | Immortal serpent. Gaster Oldest Stories 81. |
| B745 | Indestructibility of leech. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B552.3 | Indra carried by cock. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B184.2.3.3 | Indra sends down buffalo whose milk is offered to the saints. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B121.1.1 | Infallible hunting-dog. Greek: Fox 72; Irish myth: Cross. |
| B531.1 | Infants fed by bees. *Pease Cicero De Divinatione 391 (Bk. I 79), 597; S. A. Indian (Kaiguá): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 139. |
| B17.1.4.1 | Infuriated horses kill driver. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B172.10.1 | Innumerable birds (black birds) fly into and out of tower (steeple) of fire. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B268.8 | Insect army. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B364.3 | Insect having fallen on back grateful for being turned over. Africa (Ganda): Baskerville King of the Snakes 8ff. |
| B215.6 | Insects' language. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B147.1.2.4 | Jackal as beast of ill-omen. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B142.2.1 | Jackal gives warning. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B563.4.1.2 | Jackal leads lost men out of wilderness. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| B375.10 | Jackal released: grateful. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B557.13 | Jackal rides on fox. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B242.1.6 | Jackdaw king of birds. Wienert FFC LVI 47. |
| B15.1.2.1.3 | Jaguar with two heads. S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 155. |
| B548.6 | Jewel recovered from sea by helpful parrot. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B765.7 | Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces. Chinese: Werner 393; U.S.: Baughman. |
| B246.2 | King (sultan) of flies. Africa (Swahili): Baker FL XXXVIII 183ff., No. 1. |
| B245 | King of amphibians. |
| B240 | King of animals. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "roi", "bêtes", Fb "konge" II 265a; Jataka Index s.v. "king"; India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman. |
| B241.2.13 | King of antelopes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B246.1 | King of ants. Fb "myre". |
| B241 | King of beasts (quadrupeds). |
| B246.3 | King of bees. Chinese: Eberhard 102 No. 59. |
| B242 | King of birds. *Type 221; *BP III 278 (Gr. No. 171).—Irish myth: Cross; Bødker Exempler 293, No. 52.; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oiseaux"; Missouri-French: Carrière; English: Jacobs English 82 No. 17; Hindu: Tawney I 183, II 65 n.; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 40, 437. |
| B241.2.3 | King of cats. Fb "kattekonge".—English: Jacobs More Eng. 237; Irish myth: Cross. |
| B242.2.1 | King of crows. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "corbeaux"; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B241.2.10 | King of deer. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 69. |
| B241.2.7 | King of dogs. Fb "hund" IV 227b. |
| B242.2.2 | King of doves. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B248 | King of dragons. Chinese: Graham. |
| B243.2.2 | King of eels. Fb "еl" III 1190b. |
| B241.2.11 | King of elephants. Panchatantra (tr. Ryder) 275, 308; Wienert FFC LVI 47; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 415, 483, 921. |
| B144.1 | King of fishes prophesies hero's birth. *Type 303; BP I 528 (Gr. Nos. 60, 85).—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 66 No. 3. |
| B243 | King of fishes. (Cf. B236.2.) *Type 303; *BP I 528, III 284 (Gr. No. 172); *Dh IV 192ff.; Hartland Science 174.—Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "poisson"; Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys.—Africa (Angola): Chatelain 65 No. 3; S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 6, 52. |
| B245.1 | King of frogs. Type 440, Grimm No. 1; BP I 1ff.; Panchatantra (tr. Ryder) 369; Bødker Exempler 297 No. 61; Cosquin études 530; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "roi", "grenouille".—English: Jacobs English 237; Hindu: Keith 147; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard 76 No. 43. |
| B242.2.9 | King of geese. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 948, II 581. |
| B241.2.6 | King of hares. Penzer V 101f.; Bødker Exempler 294 No. 54. |
| B246 | King of insects. |
| B241.2.9 | King of jackals. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B242.2.3 | King of kites. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B242.2.12 | King of larks. Crane Vitry I No. 4. |
| B241.2.1 | King of lions. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "roi"; Malone PMLA XLIII 409. |
| B244.3 | King of lizards. Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 657. |
| B241.2.5 | King of mice. English: Jacobs English 82 No. 17; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| B241.2.14 | King of mongooses. Africa (Ganda): Rowling Tales of Sir Apolo 44ff. |
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