Miscellaneous animal motifs.
Animals. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · view the constellation · filed as B800
Motif
Within the index
16 finer motifs beneath it
Elephants in folktalesHorses in tales and legends. (Cf. B41.1, B41.2, B103, B133, B149.1, B151, B181, B811.1.)Sacred animalsAnimals try in vain to repair sleigh. They get unsatisfactory materialsLong-lived animalsFaithful old dog to be killedImmortal animalsWild animals herdedMonkeys construct a bridge across the oceanLions placed in city to prevent entranceMan unharmed in den of animals. (Cf. B771.2.1.)When cow calls her calf, all cattle grazeBirds perch on ears of cowsEach of grazing herd of cows eats same amountMan and bear in the rick of hay. The bear, persecuted by wolves, runs onto the hay-rick where the man was hidden, and defends himself from the wolves with bunches of hayAnimal avenges injury