μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • JapaneseIkeda.
  • general *Type 75. See references in B363. Penzer V 79 n. 2 (mouse)
Within the index

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

2 finer motifs beneath it
Deer in net freed by friendly animals, a crow, a mouse and a tortoiseRat (mouse) gnaws net
Filed beside it
Birds throw some of their feathers to the hero in danger and he flies offHelpful horse rescues childrenAnimal rescues man from seaAnimal carries man through air to safetyAnimal finds stolen personAnimal rescues captiveAnimal searches for dead manAnimal rescues man from dangerous placeAnimal retrieves lost objectAnimal rescuer – miscellaneous

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