Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding — Mythoi

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Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding.

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

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Filed under Death of helpful animal.

3 finer motifs beneath it

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

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Too watchful dog killed Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero Weapons made from bones of helpful horse Death of helpful animal – miscellaneous