Bird betrays hiding-place of the Virgin

Motif

Bird betrays hiding-place of the Virgin.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Truth-telling animals. · view the constellation · filed as B131.6

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

EnglishChild II 8. Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 198f.

Within the index

Filed under Bird of truth. A bird which reveals the truth. (Cf. B122, B141, B172.)

Filed beside it

Truth-telling owl Bird reveals murder Bird reveals treachery. (Cf. B133.2.)Bird betrays woman's infidelity. (Cf. B134.1.)Bird reveals dead rider. Calls out in human voice at seeing living woman riding behind dead man Peacock's feathers ruffled in presence of poison. (Cf. B143.1.2.)Birds reveal innocence of suspect Bird warns to hurry

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