Man attempts to kill faithful serpent at wife's instigation. Loses everything — Mythoi

Motif

Man attempts to kill faithful serpent at wife's instigation. Loses everything.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Death of helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B335.1

Cited in the index

general *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 20 No. 73. – *Ward III 208
general *Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 141
general *Warnke Die Quellen des Esope der Marie de France 221.

Within the index

Filed under Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy.

1 finer motif beneath it

Treacherous wife forces husband to kill helpful dog

Filed beside it

Life of helpful animal demanded as cure for feigned sickness Unsuccessful attempt by enemy to kill helpful animal Wife demands magic parrot who has accused her Faithful animal killed in battle A small animal (hare, bitch) gives timely warnings to the hero about the trap prepared by his enemy. Animal warning about trap killed Helpful cow to be killed because of refusal to help stepdaughter

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal grateful for food

Carried in tale types

The Man and the Wounded Snake (previously The Dead Child and the Snake's Tail) · ATU 285A 2 recorded variants

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