μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animal rescues captive.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animal rescuer or retriever. · view the constellation · filed as B544

Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri-French Carrière
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 17 No. 8. Africa (Zulu): Callaway 147, 241 (dog, frog), (Cameroon): Meinhof 88, 102.
  • general *Fb "höj" I 741 b (fox)
Within the index

Filed under Animal rescuer or retriever. Rescue person or retrieve lost object.

1 finer motif beneath it
Animals help imprisoned master
Filed beside it
Birds throw some of their feathers to the hero in danger and he flies off Helpful horse rescues children Animal rescues man from sea Animal carries man through air to safety Animal finds stolen person Animal rescues from trap (net) Animal searches for dead man Animal rescues man from dangerous place Animal retrieves lost object Animal rescuer – miscellaneous

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