μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

My dog picked up a string, but did not wish to give it to me unless I gave her bread. Cupboard did not wish to give bread unless I gave it a key; smith, charcoal; charcoal-burner, calf's legbone; butcher, milk; cow, grass; meadow, water; clouds, dove's feather. Dove gave me a feather which I gave to clouds, etc.

Miscellaneous groups of motifs. · Formulas. · Cumulative tales. · Chains with interdependent members. · view the constellation · filed as Z41.4.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 156 No. 2030D.
  • general *Taylor JAFL XLVI 86 No. 2034B
Within the index

Filed under The mouse regains its tail. The cat bites off the mouse's tail and will return it in exchange for milk. The mouse goes to the cow for milk, the farmer for hay, the butcher for meat, the baker for bread. Other persons mentioned are the locksmith and the miner.

Filed beside it
Mouse bursts open when crossing a stream. Series of helpers similar to Z41.4
Carried in tale types

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “charcoal-burner” · wander