Grateful fish grants mad hero his wish: to impregnate a princess. Later the fish saves the hero and his family from death at sea

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Grateful fish grants mad hero his wish: to impregnate a princess. Later the fish saves the hero and his family from death at sea.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Grateful animals. · Animal grateful to captor for release. · view the constellation · filed as B375.1.1

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Italian NovellaRotunda.

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Filed under Fish returned to water: grateful.

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Fish grateful for being transferred from tank to river

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