Magic ox. (Cf. B154.)
Animals. · Magic animals. · Other magic animals. · Magic quadrupeds. · view the constellation · filed as B184.2.2
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Jewish *Neuman. – Africa (Kaffir): Theal 169, (Basuto): Jacottet 240 No. 35. – Cf. the giant blue ox of Paul Bunyan (B871.1.1).
- general Types 510, 511
- general cf. Wesselski Märchen before Grimm, introd. – French Canadian: Barbeau JAF XXXIX 16. – Icel.: Boberg
Within the index
Filed under Magic cow (ox, bull).
2 finer motifs beneath it
Filed beside it
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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