Grateful hawk attacks hero's enemies — Mythoi

Motif

Grateful hawk attacks hero's enemies.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals save person's life. · view the constellation · filed as B524.1.9

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Graham.

Within the index

Filed under Animals overcome man's adversary by force.

Filed beside it

Dogs kill attacking cannibal (dragon) Dogs rescue fleeing master from tree refuge Cat kills attacking rat Wolf defends master's child against serpent 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 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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