μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Animals advise men.

Animals. · Friendly animals. · Services of helpful animals. · Animals advise men. · view the constellation · filed as B560

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 28.
  • general Type 400 and references on the whole section in this work concerned with Helpful Animals (B300–599), since advice is very frequently part of the help. – *BP I 134
Within the index
6 finer motifs beneath it
Grateful dragon king gives hero advice Animals tell hero their secrets. Do so voluntarily Animals' advice leads man to wealth Animals direct man on journey Parrot gives advice to queen playing chess, and she always wins Animals advise men – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Animal tells hero where to find magic object. (Cf. B560.)
Carried in tale types

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