μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal grateful for food.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Grateful animals. · Animals grateful for other kind acts. · view the constellation · filed as B391

Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri-French Carrière – India: *Thompson-Balys
  • Japanese Mitford 185f., 270, Anesaki 313, Ikeda
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 29. – Africa (Benga): Nassau No. 33.
  • general *Types 300, 531, 550, 554
  • general Warnke Quellen des Esope der Marie de France 221ff.
  • general *BP II 21f., 463
  • general Halm Aesop No. 173
  • general Wienert FFC LVI 70 (ET 347), 127 (ST 358)
  • general Ward III 208
  • general Oesterley Gesta Romanorum No. 141 Lithuanian: Balys Legends No. 387. – Danish: Fb "kalv"
Within the index

Filed under Animals grateful for other kind acts.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Child feeds snake from its milk-bottle Child shares food with toad Hero kills horse to feed young ravens Animals given water to drink: grateful
Filed beside it
Hero divides spoil for animals Animals grateful for shelter Cow grateful for being milked. (Cf. B411.) Buffaloes grateful for care of their calves Cows grateful for hero's housekeeping for them
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Man attempts to kill faithful serpent at wife's instigation. Loses everything
Carried in tale types

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