Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350 — Mythoi

Motif

Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B300

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 43 receipt

Cited in the index

general *Krappe "Guiding animals" JAFL LV (1942) 228–246
general "Warning animals" FL LIX (1948) 8–15. – *Toldo Studien zur vgl. Littgsch. VIII 38. – Irish myth: Cross. – Hindu: Penzer I 101f., V 157f., 163f., VI 291, VIII 219. – India: Thompson-Balys. – N. Am. Indian: *Thompson Tales 316 n. 146. – Philippine: Fansler MAFLS XII 313.

Within the index

1 finer motif beneath it

Faithful animal

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Thunderbird. A mythical giant bird usually thought of as a thunder-god Roc. A giant bird which carries off men in its claws Grateful animals Helpful wild beasts – felidae Animal nurse. Animal nourishes abandoned child Bat rescues man from height. Bat lets him down in a spider-web basket Magic footwear Magic arrow Magic ball Magic bone gives advice. (Cf. D1013.) Miraculous speed from magic object Magic arrow flight. Man keeps ahead of arrow which he shoots. (Cf. D1092.)

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