μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man 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 hay.

Animals. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · Miscellaneous animal motifs. · view the constellation · filed as B855

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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.

  • LithuanianBalys Index No. *167.
Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous animal motifs.

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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 amountAnimal avenges injury
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