Transformation by helpful animals

Motif

Transformation by helpful animals.

Magic. · Transformation. · Miscellaneous transformation incidents. · Miscellaneous circumstances of transformation. · view the constellation · filed as D684

Cited in the index

general *Type 329.

Within the index

Filed under Miscellaneous circumstances of transformation.

1 finer motif beneath it

Transformation by magic animal

Filed beside it

Gradual transformation. (Cf. D701.) Partial transformation Transformation by magician Transformed animal refuses to touch meat of that animal Transformed mother suckles child Daily beating of men transformed to dogs. Necessary unless hero himself is to be transformed City's inhabitants transformed to fish. Different classes to different colored fish Man transformed to ass plays the lyre Food left for transformed person Man transformed to woman has children Transformation during sleep Magic object can transform self Gods have power to transform themselves Additional transformation motifs

Carried in tale types

Hiding from the Princess (previously Hiding from the Devil) · ATU 329 1 recorded variant

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