The constellation
B314 Helpful animal brothers-in-law
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
● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
filed under
filed beside
- Congenital helpful animal. Born at same time as master and (usually) by same magic means · B311 entry
- Helpful animals obtained by purchase or gift · B312 entry
- Helpful animal an enchanted person · B313 entry
- Animal helpful after being conquered · B315 entry
- Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) · B316 entry
- Helpful bird hatched by hero. Hero holds eagle's egg in hand and hatches it. Young eagle becomes his helper · B317 entry
- Helpful animals transformed from other animals · B318 entry
- Helpful animal otherwise acquired · B319 entry