Animal king chosen as result of a contest — Mythoi

Motif

Animal king chosen as result of a contest.

Animals. · Animals with human traits. · Parliament of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B236.0.1

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Gold Coast) Barker and Sinclair 155 No. 30.
general Type 221
general *BP III 278
general Dh IV 169ff. India: Thompson-Balys

Within the index

Filed under Animal parliament elects king.

Filed beside it

Election of king of birds. (Cf. B232.) Election of king of fishes. (Cf. B233, B243.)

Carried in tale types

The Election of King of Birds · ATU 221 1 recorded variant

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