Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) — Mythoi

Motif

Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.)

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Acquisition of helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B316

Filed across the traditions

Missouri-French Carrière.
general *Type 314, 502
general BP III 18 n. 3. – French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 15

Within the index

Filed under Acquisition of helpful animal.

Filed beside it

Congenital helpful animal. Born at same time as master and (usually) by same magic means Helpful animals obtained by purchase or gift Helpful animal an enchanted person Helpful animal brothers-in-law Animal helpful after being conquered Helpful bird hatched by hero. Hero holds eagle's egg in hand and hatches it. Young eagle becomes his helper Helpful animals transformed from other animals Helpful animal otherwise acquired

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Magic quadrupeds – felidae

Carried in tale types

Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse) · ATU 314 4 recorded variants
The Wild Man · ATU 502 1 recorded variant

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