Cat must be kept from dying person because it will catch the person's soul issuing (from mouth) in form of mouse. (Cf. E731.3.)

Motif

Cat must be kept from dying person because it will catch the person's soul issuing (from mouth) in form of mouse. (Cf. E731.3.)

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B766.1.1

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

general England, U.S.: Baughman.

Within the index

Filed under Cat mutilates corpses.

Travels with

Soul in form of mouse

wander