Animals serve as bridge across stream — Mythoi

Motif

Animals serve as bridge across stream.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals carry men. · view the constellation · filed as B555

Filed across the traditions

Jewish Neuman (snake)
Persian Carnoy 289 (ox)
Burmese Scott Indo-Chinese 274 (snake)
Chinese Werner 190 (magpie) → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter V
Korean Zong in-Sob 6 No. 2. (fish and tortoise). India: Thompson-Balys
general S. Am. Indian (Ceuici): Alexander Lat. Am 304 (herons).

Within the index

Filed under Animals carry men.

Filed beside it

Animal carries man across water Man carried by bird Sea-beast allows voyager to land upon his back Unusual animal as riding-horse Unusual draft-animal Animals carry men – miscellaneous

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Stars as deities Origin of constellations Origin of particular stars Bird of dawn. Golden plumage; three feet Bird announces time for sunrise and sunset Helpful magpie Giant serpent Tabu: looking at supernatural wife naked Transformation: man to smoke Transformation: pill to white rabbit Magic cake Magic cudgel (club)

Carried in tale types

The Crocodile Carries the Jackal · ATU 58 1 recorded variant

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