Wolf defends master's child against serpent — Mythoi

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Wolf defends master's child against serpent.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B524.1.4

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.
general Malone PMLA XLIII 420

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Filed under Animals overcome man's adversary by force.

1 finer motif beneath it

Dog defends master's child against animal assailant

Filed beside it

Dogs kill attacking cannibal (dragon) Dogs rescue fleeing master from tree refuge Cat kills attacking rat Helpful buffaloes tramp hero's enemies to death Helpful bird kills snake attacking master's wife and child Horse kills master's attacking enemies Shut in with elephants, blackbird orders ants to burrow themselves into the elephants' brains Grateful hawk attacks hero's enemies Helpful centipede kills ogre Hero contests with demons, using fighting animals: cock, goat, bull, horse, wild bull, peacock Hero saved from ravaging snake by crab companion. [Inadvertant duplication of B549.5.]

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