μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero.

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

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Exempla Keller. – 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.
Within the index

Filed under Death of helpful animal.

Filed beside it
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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