The constellation
B200 Animals with human traits. See in general the literature dealing with fables, with the Romance of Reynard, with the bear-fox cycle of Europe, with the rabbit fox cycle of America, etc
A constellation is one motif’s neighborhood in the record — the story-shapes filed around it, the tale types that carry it, and the texts where it is witnessed, every line a receipted link. Click a motif to travel. Click a text to read it. The entry · wander
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- Magic animal used by hero in contest grows bigger with every round · B195 entry
- Otter carries flaming wood in mouth · B193 entry
- Treasure-producing bird killed to please a paramour · B192.3 entry
- Rain-withholding deer killed: rain released · B192.2 entry
- Speaking animals · B210 entry
- Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted · B210.1 entry
- Talking animal or object refuses to talk on demand. Discoverer is unable to prove his claims: is beaten · B210.2 entry
- Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts · B210.3 entry