μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Helpful fox.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Kinds of helpful animals. · Helpful beasts. · Helpful wild beasts. · view the constellation · filed as B435.1

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“The two now entered into conversation, and soon became mutually charmed with each other; and by and by Chia sent off a servant to bring wine from a neighbouring wine-shop. Mr Chên proved himself a pleasant boon-companion, and when the wine was nearly finished he went to a box and took from it some wine-cups and a large and beautiful jade tankard; into the latter he poured a single cup of wine, and immediately it was filled to the brim.”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XV · served from our shelf

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters
  • IndiaMyths & Legends of China, Chapter XVThompson cites: Thompson-Balys. – Chinese: Werner 380f., Krappe CFQ III (1944) 126, Eberhard FFC CXX 29 No. 17. – Japanese: Mitford 261ff. – N. Am. Indian: Thompson Tales 342 n. 233. – Africa (Tonga): Gifford 123.
Scholars’ trail — 6references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • BretonSébillot Incidents s.v. "animaux". – Missouri French: Carrière, Jewish: Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys. – Chinese: Werner 380f., Krappe CFQ III (1944) 126, Eberhard FFC CXX 29 No. 17. – Japanese: Mitford 261ff. – N. Am. Indian: Thompson Tales 342 n. 233. – Africa (Tonga): Gifford 123. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XV
  • general *Types 506, 545, 550
  • general *BP I 331, 503, III 487, 490ff.
  • general Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 179. Sébillot RTP III 394
  • general *Fb "höj" I 741, "ræv" III 113b. – Irish myth: Cross
Within the index

Filed under Helpful wild beasts – canidae and other carnivora.

Filed beside it
Helpful jackalHelpful wolfHelpful bearHelpful sealHelpful hyena
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Fox as alchemistProphetic foxFox as beast of ill-omenAnimal shows man treasureAnimal advises about investmentTransformation: fox to personTransformation: objects to goldTransformation: brick (tile) to goldTransformation: money to pewterMagic rock (stone)Magic tankardMagic powder
Carried in tale types

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