Helpful frog.
Animals. · Friendly animals. · Kinds of helpful animals. · Other helpful animals. · view the constellation · filed as B493.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- India *Thompson-Balys: Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 30, 180. – Chile: Pino Saavedra 405. – Africa (Zulu): Callaway 241, (Ba Ronga): Einstein 288, (Basuto): Jacottet 202 No. 30.
- general *Type 402, 440, 670B*
- general *BP I 1ff. (Gr. No. 1), II 30ff. (Gr. No. 63). Jewish: Neuman
Carried in tale types
- The Animal Bride (previously The Mouse [Cat, Frog, etc · ATU 402 2 recorded variants
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