Bird warns to hurry — Mythoi

Motif

Bird warns to hurry.

Animals. · Magic animals. · Animals with magic wisdom. · Truth-telling animals. · view the constellation · filed as B131.8

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Graham.

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.) Bird betrays hiding-place of the Virgin Birds reveal innocence of suspect

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