Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero

Motif

Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Helpful animals – general. · Death of helpful animal. · view the constellation · filed as B336

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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Spanish ExemplaKeller. – Africa (Hausa): Mischlich Neue Märchen aus Afrika 164ff. No. 22, Frobenius Atlantis IX 277ff., 287ff., Nos. 74 and 75, (Swahili): Steere Swahili Tales 13ff., Meinhof Afrikanische Märchen 9ff. No. 1, Bateman Zanzibar Tales 99ff. No. 7.

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Filed under Death of helpful animal.

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Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding Too watchful dog killed Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy Weapons made from bones of helpful horse Death of helpful animal – miscellaneous

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