Llewellyn and his dog. Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog — Mythoi

Motif

Llewellyn and his dog. Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Death of helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B331.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
India *Thompson-Balys
U.S. Baughman.
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 257
general Köhler-Bolte I 534
general *BP I 425 n. I
general Ward Catalogue of Romances II 170
general *Penzer V 138 n. 1
general *Campbell Sages lxxviii ff.
general Benfey Panchatantra I 479ff.
general Bødker Exempler 299 No. 64
general *Chauvin II 100 No. 59, VIII 67 No. 31
general Clouston Tales II 167
general *Kittredge Arthur and Gorlagon 223 n. 1
general *Frazer Pausanias V 421 . – Spanish Exempla: Keller

Within the index

Filed under Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Woman slays faithful mongoose which has saved her child. "A Classical Indian Folk-Tale as a Reported Modern Event: The Brahman and the Mongoose" Faithful dog killed by overhasty master: thinks mistakenly he has returned home against orders. (Cf. Llewellyn and his dog.)

Filed beside it

Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake Faithful parrot killed by mistake

Carried in tale types

The Innocent Dog (previously Llewellyn and His Dog) · ATU 178A 1 recorded variant

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