Tabu: revealing knowledge of animal languages — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: revealing knowledge of animal languages.

Tabu. · Speaking tabu. · Tabu: uttering secrets. · view the constellation · filed as C425

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Jewish Neuman.
general *Type 670
general **Aarne FFC XV
general BP I 132

Within the index

Filed under Tabu: uttering secrets.

Filed beside it

Man (woman) persuaded to reveal fatal secret Tabu: not to speak about a certain happening Tabu: uttering secret overheard Tabu: revealing secret of supernatural husband Tabu: revealing identity of certain person Tabu: revealing the marvelous Tabu: speaking of good luck Tabu: revealing secret song Tabu: revealing help of grateful animal Tabu: revealing time of Messiah's advent Tabu: uttering secrets – miscellaneous

Carried in tale types

The Man who Understands Animal Languages (previously The Animal Languages) · ATU 670 12 recorded variants

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