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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
C
Motifs of Tabu
D
Magic
E
The Dead
F
Marvels
G
Ogres
H
Tests
J
The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
N
Chance and Fate
P
Society
Q
Rewards and Punishments
R
Captives and Fugitives
S
Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
U
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 ▲ |
|---|---|
| V234.1.3 | Angel choir responds when saint receives orders. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.9 | Angel cleans hearth. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.2 | Angel comforts repentant sinner. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V246 | Angel counsels mortal. (Cf. V232, V238.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V246.0.2 | Angel dictates (gives) book. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.1.1 | Angel directs saint's burial. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| J225.0.1.1 | Angel explains to hermit why God lets a sinner die in peace and have big funeral while holy hermit is slain by a wild beast. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| F1097.1 | Angel forbids armies to approach each other. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A52.1.3 | Angel Gabriel created from snow. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E759.2 | Angel gives soul information concerning mortal. Irish myth: Cross. |
| H605 | Angel gives symbolic interpretation of value of work as well as of prayer. Works and prays where monk can see him. (Cf. H604, H606.) Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| V232.5.1 | Angel guides chariot. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| H1573.0.1 | Angel helpers in religious test. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.8 | Angel helps Peter to escape from prison. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| N211.3 | Angel helps to find lost pin. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V49.2 | Angel holds mass in church on the day that the king absents himself for sake of hunting trip. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| B41.2.1 | Angel horse. Horse draws angels' chariot.—*Howey Horse in Magic and Myth 17ff. |
| V231.1 | Angel in bird shape. *Fb "fugl" I 380b; Irish myth: *Cross. |
| A430.0.1 | Angel in charge of vegetation. Jewish: Neuman. |
| J225.0.3 | Angel in form of young man shows skeptical hermit that ways of providence are inscrutable. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V231.6 | Angel in the form of an old man. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| V246.3 | Angel informs saint of coming of guests. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V235.0.2 | Angel invoked by fasting. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V231.4 | Angel is form of cleric. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J225.5 | Angel kills man because he loves his child too much. Type 759; Wesselski Mönchslatein No. 79. |
| V246.0.1 | Angel leaves letter (book) with instructions for saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.4 | Angel looses man's fetters. (Cf. R121.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V249.1 | Angel makes proclamation. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A52.1.2 | Angel Michael created from fire. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V241.4.1 | Angel names child. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| T596.1 | Angel names child. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A52.1.1 | Angel of death created by God. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V233.1 | Angel of death spares mother who is suckling children. As punishment angel must serve as sexton. Type 795*; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 795*; Russian: Andrejev No. 795A*; Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV No. 795*. |
| V233 | Angel of death. *Chauvin VI 184 No. 349; *Fb "engel" I 250; Jewish: *Neuman, bin Gorion Born Judas I 313f., 149f., 371ff., 380. |
| A52.1.5 | Angel of destruction created from hail and fire. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A400.2 | Angel of earth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A489.3.1 | Angel of fear. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A493.0.1 | Angel of fire. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A445.0.1 | Angel of fishes. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A454.0.1 | Angel of healing (Raphael). Jewish: Neuman. |
| A302 | Angel of hell. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A472.0.1 | Angel of insomnia. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A285.0.1 | Angel of lightning. Jewish: Neuman. |
| T10.2 | Angel of love compels man to fall in love. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A483.0.1 | Angel of mercy. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A418.1 | Angel of mountains. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A467.1 | Angel of peace. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A473.0.1 | Angel of poverty. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys (A489.3). |
| A425.0.1 | Angel of rivers. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A54.1 | Angel of sea rebels at world's creation; put to death by God. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A419.1.1 | Angel of the bush. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A421.0.1 | Angel of the deep. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A419.2.1 | Angel of the deserts. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A284.0.1 | Angel of thunder. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V242.3 | Angel passes daily over blessed stone. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V245 | Angel punishes mortal. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A52.1.4 | Angel Raphael created from water. Jewish: Neuman. |
| R131.16 | Angel rescues abandoned child. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V140.1 | Angel reveals (buried) relics to saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.6 | Angel reveals location of lost (buried) object. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D812.10.0.1 | Angel reveals location of magic object. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V245.1 | Angel scourges mortal for disobedience to God. (Cf. Q220, Q325, Q458.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.3.1 | Angel shows saint where to dig for water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| A182.3.0.1.1 | Angel speaks to Patrick from bush that merely seems to burn. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J225.3 | Angel takes cup from old man. Done lest he love the cup too much. *Type 759; Wesselski Mönchslatein No. 79. |
| K1811.4.2 | Angel takes form of certain person. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V246.1 | Angel tells saint where to build his church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V232.2.0.2 | Angel transports saint's staff. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V211.2.3.0.1 | Angel warns of Christ's danger. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V231.3 | Angel with four wings. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V248 | Angels and God. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V243.1 | Angels appear above grave of fallen girl through virtue of prayers said by her lover (young monk). Irish myth: Cross. |
| V222.0.2 | Angels appear above place where saint is born. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.1.1 | Angels appear and help boy prince slay treacherous uncle. Spanish Exempla: Keller. |
| A52.0.4 | Angels are transformed souls of the pious. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A703 | Angels arrange course of heavenly bodies. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F403.2.2.2 | Angels as familiar spirits. Act as servants about the house of saints and serve them otherwise. Irish: Plummer clxxxi, *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| A42 | Angels as God's advisers. Dh I 3, 31ff., 55, 187; Jewish: Neuman. |
| A165.2.3 | Angels as God's messengers. Jewish: Neuman. |
| M301.10 | Angels as prophets. (Cf. V230.) Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: Neuman. |
| R168 | Angels as rescuers. Irish myth: Cross (R169.12); Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V242.2.1 | Angels attend church service. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241.1 | Angels attend saint's funeral. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.10 | Angels build church. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D631.4.2 | Angels change size at will. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.0.5 | Angels created from three elements. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.0.6 | Angels created from words uttered by God. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.2.5 | Angels created on fifth day with other winged creatures. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.2.1 | Angels created on first day of creation. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.2.2 | Angels created on second day of creation. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.2.3 | Angels created on third day of creation. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A52.0.1 | Angels created to execute God's will. Jewish: Neuman. |
| Q45.1 | Angels entertained unawares. Hospitality to disguised saint (angel, god) rewarded. (Cf. Q42.3.) *Dh II 133ff.; *bin Gorion Born Judas I 366; Scala Celi 39b, 81b Nos. 221, 464, 468; Alphabet Nos. 167, 365, 439; Herbert III 392; Literary treatment: Lowell "Vision of Sir Launfal". — Irish: Cross, O'Suilleabhain 90; Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 752B*; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 181f.; Greek: Pauly-Wissowa s.v. "Baukis"; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 35; Japanese: Anesaki 251f.; N. A. Indian (Maliseet): Mechling JAFL XXVI 219ff.; Africa (Konnoh): Willans 140. |
| A52.0.3 | Angels existed prior to creation. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V241.2 | Angels hold service over (saint's) tomb. (Cf. V242.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V241 | Angels honor mortal. (Cf. V234.1.) Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V238.1 | Angels hover over mortal (saint). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F167.13 | Angels in otherworld. (Cf. V230.) Jewish: *Neuman. |
| V238.2 | Angels melt snow around saintly babe. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B1.1 | Angels of animals. Each kind of animal has its angel in heaven. Jewish: Neuman. |
| E754.2.2.1 | Angels of death fail to bring soul to heaven. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| G303.10.18 | Angels of Satan. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| A1171.3 | Angels of the day: Jewish: Neuman. |
| V230.2 | Angels powerful. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V241.3 | Angels run races before saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| G303.16.10 | Angels save person from the devil. Scala Celi 45a, 84a Nos. 253, 479, 660; Alphabet No. 178; Wünsche Teufel 42. |
| E755.0.2 | Angels separate souls going to heaven or hell. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V241.5 | Angels set heavenly veil upon head of pious woman. Irish myth: Cross. |
| A1130.1 | Angels set over clouds, winds, and rains. Jewish: Neuman. |
| V241.2.1 | Angels shed light upon saint's tomb. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V234.1 | Angels sing in honor of saint. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.2 | Angels sing on night of Christ's Nativity. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.2 | Angels sing over saint's body. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V234.1.1 | Angels sing to welcome saint. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V232.3 | Angels supply food to mortal. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| V249 | Angels—miscellaneous motifs. Irish myth: Cross. |
| V230 | Angels. *Encyc. Rel. Ethics Index 26b; Irish: *Cross, O'Suilleabhain 107, Beal XXI 334; German: Grimm No. 3. For an extensive analysis of angels in Jewish tradition see *Neuman. |
| A1128.1 | Angels' wings protect earth from winds. Jewish: Neuman. |
| K172.1 | Anger bargain: may God give you a penny. A servant and his mistress agree that when they are angry with each other they shall say, "May God give you a penny!" When the master says this, the servant says, "May he give you two!" They keep increasing the amount till those who hear wonder at the performance. The mistress tells them, "You don't know the coin." *Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 365, 813. |
| K172 | Anger bargain. The trickster makes a bargain with his master that the first to become angry must submit to punishment. He thereupon heaps abuses on his master till the latter breaks out in anger and must take his punishment. *Types 650A, 1000; *BP II 293; *Fb "næse" II 716a, "vred" III 1195b; Köhler-Bolte I 327; Irish myth: *Cross, Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "domestique"; Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 240; N. A. Indian: Thompson CColl II 433f.; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 113. |
| A102.17 | Anger of God. Jewish: Neuman. |
| N342.5 | Angry brother kills husband, thinking latter had killed wife (sister) and baby. Heptameron No. 23. |
| S235 | Angry man gives away his daughter to a beggar. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 248 No. 193. |
| K942 | Angry man kills his own horse by mistake. Trickster has shifted the places of his horse and that of the dupe. Type 1544. |
| N656 | Angry man strikes king just in time to save his life. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| S172.1 | Angry paramour bites off his mistress's nose. India: Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 318, 328. |
| F1041.16.6.5 | Angry warrior becomes red and purple. Irish myth: Cross. |
| F1041.16.6.8 | Angry warrior's breath makes adversary's armour so hot that he must surrender. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| B781 | Animal "drinks apart" mixed liquids. Separates the parts while drinking.—*M. Bloomfield in Penzer VII xviii—xix. |
| K581 | Animal "punished" by being placed in favorite environment. |
| B773.2 | Animal (lion) pines away with grief upon his friend's grave. *Loomis White Magic 59. |
| K952 | Animal (monster) killed from within. India: Thompson-Balys; Cook Islands: Beckwith Myth 267; Tonga: Gifford 79, 83; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 438, (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 538; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 321 n. 159; Africa (Benga): Nassau 206 No. 32. See also all references to F912. |
| H171 | Animal (object) indicates election of ruler. *Egerton JAOS XXXIII 158; *Chauvin VI 75 No. 239; Irish: Beal XXI 309. |
| B579.1 | Animal accompanies man on journey. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Graham. |
| B562.2 | Animal advises about investment. Chinese: Werner 381 (fox). |
| S352 | Animal aids abandoned child(ren). (Cf. B535.) Missouri French: Carrière; India: *Thompson-Balys; S. A. Indian (Sherenti): Lowe BBAE CXLIII (1) 515; West Indies: Flowers 576. |
| B267 | Animal allies. (Cf. A2493.) |
| K713.1.1 | Animal allows himself to be tied so as to avoid being carried off by storm. Africa (Wute): Sieber ZsES XII 215; American Negro (Georgia): Harris Friends 12ff. No. 2, Harris Nights 325ff. No. 56; West Indies: Flowers 523f.; Cape Verde Islands: *Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 324 n. 2; Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 233 No. 1. |
| K713.1.2 | Animal allows himself to be tied to another for safety. Carried to his death. (Cf. J2132.6.) *BP III 75 n. 2; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. No. 28; India: *Thompson-Balys; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 87. |
| J2132.5 | Animal allows himself to be tied to another's tail and is dragged to death. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K713.1.6 | Animal allows self to be tied so as to learn music. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B598 | Animal as confederate of adulterous wife. |
| B575 | Animal as constant attendant of man. *Pauli (ed Bolte) No. 649; Type 74*; Fb ("orne" II 760, "ravn") III 23a (boar, raven); *Zingerle Sagen aus Tirol 588 (ravens).—Irish myth: Cross; Scotch: Campbell II 279—289; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 15; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 298 No. 13; English: Wells 20 (William of Palerne), 118f. (Octovian); Jewish: Neuman (steer); Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 921 (owl), Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 37 (birds); Maori: Clark 54 (birds); Africa (Angola): Chatelain 53 No. 2. |
| A13 | Animal as creator. |
| A33 | Animal as creator's companion. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A522 | Animal as culture hero. |
| B292.2 | Animal as domestic servant. India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 263. |
| B292.9 | Animal as farm laborer. |
| B576.1 | Animal as guard of person or house. Rösch FFC LXXVII 107 (Type 516); *Fb "bjørn" IV 42a, "løve" II 518; Chauvin VI 6 No. 182; *Loomis White Magic 63; Dickson Valentine and Orson 198; Irish myth: Cross; Missouri French: Carrière; English: Wells 60 (Syre Gawene and the Carle of Carelyle).—Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera II 704 (elephant); Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 24 (bird), 129 (shark), 84, 349 (dog).—N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 308 n. 113c.—Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 273 No. 86; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 55 No 28. |
| B576.5 | Animal as guard of shop. Azov JPASB II 403. |
| B576 | Animal as guard. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Tonga: Gifford 77 (shark), 84; Fiji: Beckwith Myth 131 (hawk, prawn). |
| B511 | Animal as healer. |
| B576.3 | Animal as herdsman. |
| B593 | Animal as house-spirit. |
| B274 | Animal as judge. Africa: Milligan 98. (See all references to J1172.3. and J1130. Cleverness in law court.) |
| B191 | Animal as magician. (Cf. B154.)—India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B291 | Animal as messenger. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Koch-Grünberg Indianermärchen aus N. A. No. 33.—African: de Clerq Anthropos IV 451, (Fjort) Dennett 123. |
| F989.11 | Animal as mighty drinker. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| B108 | Animal as patron of wealth. |
| B256 | Animal as servant of saint. (Cf. B292.)—*Loomis White Magic 63; Irish myth: Cross; Irish: Plummer cxliiff. |
| B292 | Animal as servant to man. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 263; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| B292.1 | Animal as shepherd for man. |
| B154 | Animal as soothsayer. |
| J1117 | Animal as trickster. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 294. |
| B762.1 | Animal attacks by throwing pebbles. Irish myth: Cross. |
| B857 | Animal avenges injury. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 18 No. 9; Africa (Fang): Tessman 117f. |
| B591 | Animal avenges murder. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B105 | Animal bearing precious ornaments. |
| D487 | Animal becomes larger. |
| D2038 | Animal becomes magically larger. |
| D1812.5.1.12 | Animal behavior as bad omen. |
| J134 | Animal behavior teaches man what to avoid. |
| J2351 | Animal betrays himself to his enemies by talking. |
| A2221.5 | Animal blessed for helping holy fugitive. (Cf. A2231.7.1.)—Dh II 53ff.—Irish: Beal XXI 306; Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 93 No. 100. |
| A2221.6 | Animal blessed for obedience to deity. |
| E780.2 | Animal bodily members transferred to person or other animal retains animal powers and habits. (Cf. E781, E782.) Type 660; Haiti: Parsons MAFLS XVII (1) 59—62. |
| D437.2 | Animal bone transforms self to person. Papua: Ker 13. |
| B713 | Animal born from animal carcass. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| B717 | Animal born from earth. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B716 | Animal born from human or animal bones. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B713.2 | Animal born from putrification. Jewish: Neuman. |
| B742 | Animal breathes fire. Gaster Oldest Stories 69. |
| B325 | Animal bribed for help. English: Child I 57ff., II 144—154, 359, IV 389f., 416; Sicilian: Gonzenbach: I 99 No. 15. |
| B325.1 | Animal bribed with food. (Sop to Cerberus.)—Types 531, 551; BP III 18ff.; *Chauvin VI 6 No. 182; Finnish-Swedish: Wessman 76 No. 632; Icel.: *Boberg. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 61 No. 445B, Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: *Thompson-Balys; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 308 n. 113c.—Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 273 No. 86. |
| B581 | Animal brings wealth to man. *Type 545; BP I 325, *331; Fb "hjort" I 625a, "kat" IV 225b.—Breton: Hartland Science 174; Missouri-French: Carrière; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman: India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda, Mitford 270 ff. |
| D2161.4.6 | Animal buried alive to cure disease. Kittredge Witchcraft 95ff., 424f. nn. 146—154; *Fb "levende" II 403b—404; Feilberg Levende begravet (Aarbog for dansk kulturhistorie 1892). |
| D2161.4.7 | Animal burned to cure disease. Especially for disease among animals. Kittredge Witchcraft 95ff., 426f. nn. 155—169. |
| F981.1.1 | Animal bursts from anger. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D621.1 | Animal by day; man by night. *Types 425, 552A; *Köhler-Bolte I 315ff.; *Fb "hund" I 678a, "bjørn" IV 43a.—Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Hrуlfs saga Kraka 50; Spanish: *Boggs FFC XC 62 No. 451; Bohemian: Hartland Science 246.—India: *Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 135; Mangaia (Polynesia), Samoa, Union Group, Tahiti: Dixon 55f.; Melanesian, Indonesian: ibid. 56 nn. 75, 76; N. A. Indian: Thompson Tales 347 nn. 247, 248; S. A. Indian (Arawak): Jijena Sanchez 23. |
| B755 | Animal calls the dawn. The sun rises as a result of the animal's call.—Africa (Benga): Nassau 204 No. 32, (Ekoi): Talbot 384. |
| K614 | Animal captor appeased by being fed captive's family. Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 9 No. 5, 35 No. 27. |
| K561.1 | Animal captor persuaded to talk and release victim from his mouth. Usually cock and fox, fox and wolf, or mouse and cat. *Type 6; *BP II 207; *Chauvin II 200 No. 39; *Fb "ræv" III 113b; **Dargan MPh IV 39; *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 743; *Graf FFC XXXVIII 39f.; *F. N. Robinson Works of Chaucer 858 (Nun's Priest's tale). —Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 239*; Russian: Andrejev No. 241 I*; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "coq"; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Africa (Hottentot): Bleek 23 No. 12; American Negro (Georgia): Harris Nights 146 No. 27; Cape Verde Islands: Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 326 No. 110; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 239f. No. 12. |
| B551 | Animal carries man across water. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| B542 | Animal carries man through air to safety. |
| J2136.6 | Animal caught in animal carcass. (Cf. J2131.5.) |
| B754.1 | Animal changes sex periodically. |
| A2230 | Animal characteristics as punishment. |
| A2229 | Animal characteristics as reward—miscellaneous. |
| A2220 | Animal characteristics as reward. |
| A2286.1.0.1 | Animal characteristics because creator had not enough time to finish what he began. S. Am. Indian (Caingang): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (1) 474. |
| A2235 | Animal characteristics caused by animal's lateness at distribution of qualities. (Cf. A2378.2.5.)—Dh III 182ff.—India: Thompson-Balys; Mpongwe: Nassau No. 11 (hog lacks horns); Gold Coast: Barker and Sinclair 145 No. 28 (leopard cannot catch game that passes him on right side); Congo: Weeks 213 No. 9 (water snake lacks poison): Zulu: Callaway 355 (hydrax lacks tail); Ila (Rhodesia): Smith and Dale 368 No. 19 (zebra lacks horns); Marshall Islands: Davenport 222. |
| A2213.4 | Animal characteristics changed by stretching. |
| A2252 | Animal characteristics determined by race. *Dh III 142ff. |
| A2286 | Animal characteristics established by deity. Yunca (Peru): Alexander Lat. Am. Myth 229. |
| A2213.5 | Animal characteristics from being struck. |
| A2218 | Animal characteristics from burning or singeing. (Cf. A2378.8.4, A2411.1.2.5, A2411.1.3.2, A2411.1.4.1, A2411.1.6.5, A2411.2.1.1, A2411.2.1.4, A2411.2.1.9, A2411.2.1.7, A2411.2.1.11, A2411.2.5.2, A2411.2.5.1, A2411.2.1.15, A2411.2.6.8, A2411.4.2, A2411.4.3, A2411.5.3.)—Dh III 71ff; Chinese: Graham. |
| A2251 | Animal characteristics from contest in carrying. |
| A2256 | Animal characteristics from contest in watching. |
| A2214 | Animal characteristics from dropping ancient animal from air. |
| A2257 | Animal characteristics from duel. |
| A2212 | Animal characteristics from great fear. *Dh III 243ff. |
| A2253 | Animal characteristics from jumping contest. |
| A2270 | Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. |
| A2239 | Animal characteristics from miscellaneous punishments. |
| A2213 | Animal characteristics from squeezing or stretching ancient animal. (See A2231.9). |
| A2215 | Animal characteristics from throwing members at ancient animal. |
| A2261 | Animal characteristics from transformation of animal. |
| A2262 | Animal characteristics from transformation of implement (or other object). (Cf. A2335.3.1, A2378.3.3, A2378.4.1.)—*Dh III 14ff. |
| A2260 | Animal characteristics from transformation. |
| A2271 | Animal characteristics learned from another animal. |
| A2291 | Animal characteristics obtained during deluge. Jewish: Neuman; Achawoi: Alexander Lat. Am. 270. |
| A2237 | Animal characteristics punishment for meddling. |
| A2286.2 | Animal characteristics result of contest between God and devil. |
| A2255 | Animal characteristics result of lawsuit. |
| A2223 | Animal characteristics reward for helpfulness. |
| A2222 | Animal characteristics reward for hospitality. |
| A2221 | Animal characteristics reward for pious act. (Cf. A2231.). |
| A2500 | Animal characteristics—miscellaneous. |
| A2211 | Animal characteristics: accidental action of ancient animal. |
| A2258 | Animal characteristics: as a result of quarrel. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2460 | Animal characteristics: attack and defense. |
| A2367.3 | Animal characteristics: blood. |
| A2367.1 | Animal characteristics: bones. |
| A2241 | Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.)—*Dh III 130 ff.—Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 268ff.; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A2440 | Animal characteristics: carriage. Dh III 219ff. |
| A2292 | Animal characteristics: change for convenience. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| A2210 | Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. (Cf. A2311.)—Dh III 7ff. |
| A2376 | Animal characteristics: claws and hoofs. |
| A2410 | Animal characteristics: color and smell. |
| A2430 | Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. |
| A2247 | Animal characteristics: exchange of qualities. (Cf. A2313.2, A2326.1.2. A2326.1.4, A2326.2.1, A2332.6.5, A2345.4, A2378.1.3, A2378.1.4, A2421.2, A2421.3, A2431.3.3, A2431.3.4, A2435.3.1, A2435.3.2.)—Dh III 123—126. —Eskimo (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 307, (Labrador): Hawks GSCan XIV 159. |
| A2370 | Animal characteristics: extremities. |
| A2400 | Animal characteristics: general appearance. |
| A2272 | Animal characteristics: imitation of other animal or object. |
| A2367 | Animal characteristics: inside of body. |
| A2367.2 | Animal characteristics: internal markings. |
| A2243 | Animal characteristics: lending and refusing to receive back. Indonesian: De Vries's list No. 117. |
| A2216 | Animal characteristics: members bitten or cut off. Tuamotu: Stimson MS (z—G 13/441). |
| A2240 | Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A2242 | Animal characteristics: obtaining for feast and not returning. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2378.2.6.)—*Dh III 133ff. |
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