Animals

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• Marriage to eel. B603.2
• Marriage to reptile. (Cf. B613, B622.1, B642, B652.) B604
• Marriage to snake. (Cf. B613.1.) B604.1
• Marriage to tortoise. B604.2
• Marriage to turtle. B604.2.1
• Marriage to crocodile. B604.3
• Marriage to lizard. B604.4
• Marriage to frog. B604.5
• Marriage to dragon. B605
• Animal paramour. B610
• Girl's animal lover slain by spying relatives. B610.1
• Beast paramour. (Cf. B601.) B611
• Bear paramour. (Cf. B601.1., B631, B635.) B611.1
• Dog paramour. (Cf. B601.2, B642.) B611.2
• Horse paramour. B611.3
• Sea-horse paramour. B611.3.1
• Lake-horse paramour. B611.3.2
• Bull paramour. B611.4
• Deer paramour. B611.5
• Monkey paramour. B611.6
• Rat paramour. B611.7
• Tapir paramour. B611.8
• Fish paramour. (Cf. B603.) B612
• Eel paramour. B612.1
• Dolphin as paramour. B612.2
• Reptile paramour. (Cf. B604.) B613
• Snake paramour. (Cf. B604.1.) B613.1
• Snake woman as paramour. B613.1.1
• Crocodile paramour. B613.2
• Lizard paramour. B613.3
• Bird paramour. B614
• Animal suitor. B620
• Daughter promised to animal suitor. B620.1
• Beast as suitor. B621
• Bear as suitor. (Cf. B601.1, B611.1, B635.1.) B621.1
• Lion as suitor. B621.2
• Tiger as suitor. B621.3
• Rat as suitor. B621.4
• Leopard as suitor. B621.5
• Pig as suitor. B621.6
• Horse as suitor. B621.7
• Wolf and wolverine fight over girl. B621.8
• Reptile as wooer. B622
• Serpent as wooer. B622.1
• Crocodile as wooer. B622.2
• Tortoise as wooer. B622.3
• Bird as wooer. B623
• Crane as wooer. B623.1
• Owl as suitor. B623.2
• Magpie as suitor. B623.3
• Crow as suitor. B623.4
• Cock as suitor. B623.5
• Fish as wooer. B625
• Half-man, half-fish as wooer. B625.0.1
• Offspring of marriage to animal. B630
• Human offspring from marriage to animal. B631
• Son warns animal mother. B631.0.1
• Boy kills his animal father for reward. B631.0.2
• Animal mother of man helps him. B631.1
• Human beings descended from seals. B631.2
• Fish bears men-children. Has swallowed rinsings of man's mouth. B631.3
• Lioness bears man child. B631.4
• Cow bears man child. B631.5
• Tigress bears men-children. B631.6
• Human offspring of marriage of person and jaguar. B631.7
• Human offspring of marriage of person and lion. B631.8
• Human offspring of marriage of person and snake. B631.9
• Animal offspring from marriage to animal. B632
• Human and animal offspring from marriage to animal. B633
• Monstrous offspring from animal marriage. B634
• Monstrous offspring of sea-horse and woman. B634.1
• Human foster-child with animal qualities. B635
• The Bear's Son. Human son of woman who marries a bear acquires bear characteristics. (Cf. B601.1.) B635.1
• Eaten meat of bear-lover causes unborn son to have bear characteristics. (Cf. B611.1.) B635.1.1
• Bear's foster child not used to sun and light. B635.1.2
• Bear says he is boy's father; asks food. B635.1.3
• Wolf boy (girl) running around with wolf and cubs recovered by parents after six years: recognized by scar. B635.2
• Child of mortal and deer has deer's hair on temple. B635.3
• Culture hero licked by deer mother. B635.3.1
• Son of dog ("cu," person). B635.4
• Son of three dogs ("con," persons). B635.4.1
• Offspring of human and animal intercourse. B636
• Marriage to person in animal form. B640
• Marriage to beast by day and man by night. (Cf. D621.) B640.1
• Marriage to person in beast form. (Cf. B601, B651.) B641
• Marriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.) B641.1
• Marriage to woman in deer form. (Cf. D114.1.) B641.2
• Marriage to man in deer form. B641.2.1
• Marriage to god in bull form. (Cf. B611.4, D133.2) B641.3
• Marriage to person in ass form. (Cf. D132.1.) B641.4
• Marriage to person in hedgehog form. B641.5
• Marriage to person in horse form. B641.6
• Marriage to person in monkey form. B641.7
• Marriage to person in opossum form. B641.8
• Marriage to person in bird form. (Cf. B602, D150.) B642
• Marriage to person in insect form. B643
• Marriage to person in caterpillar form. B643.3
• Marriage to person in fish form. B644
• Marriage to person in amphibian form. B645
• Marriage of person to transformed toad. B645.1
• Marriage to person in toad form. B645.1.1
• Marriage to person in frog form. B645.1.2
• Marriage to person in crocodile form. (Cf. D194.) B645.2
• Marriage to person in reptile form. (Cf. B604, B652.) B646
• Marriage to person in snake form. (Cf. D191.) B646.1
• Marriage to person in form of five-headed snake. B646.1.1
• Marriage to person in animal form – miscellaneous. B647
• Marriage to person in crustacean form. B647.1
• Marriage to person in crab form. B647.1.1
• Man becomes deer and marries deer. B648
• Marriage to animal in human form. B650
• Animal transformed to man wants to marry woman. B650.1
• Marriage to beast in human form. (Cf. B601, B641.) B651
• Marriage to fox in human form. B651.1
• Marriage to buffalo in human form. B651.2
• Marriage to lion in human form. B651.3
• Marriage to dog in human form. B651.4
• Marriage to deer in human form. B651.5
• Marriage to wolf in human form. B651.6
• Marriage to bear in human form. B651.7
• Marriage to seal in human form. B651.8
• Marriage to tiger in human form. B651.9
• Marriage to squirrel in human form. B651.10
• Marriage to leopard in human form. B651.11
• Marriage to bird in human form. B652
• Marriage to swan-maiden. B652.1
• Man marries crane in human form. B652.2
• Marriage to dove-maiden. B652.3
• Marriage to woodpecker in human form. B652.4
• Marriage to insect in human form. B653
• Marriage to bee in human form. B653.1
• Marriage to fish in human form. B654
• Marriage to amphibia in human form. B655
• Marriage to reptile in human form. (Cf. B604, B642.) B656
• Marriage to python in human form. B656.1
• Marriage to serpent in human form. B656.2
• Marriage to other animals in human form. B659
• Unusual mating between animals. B670
• Goose mates with crow. B671
• Mythical tiger has family of jaguars. B672
• Marriage of person to animal – miscellaneous. B690
• Relatives kill animal-husband but wife throws herself into pyre. B691
• Fanciful traits of animals. B700
• Fanciful origin of animals. B710
• Fanciful origin of the jackal. B710.1
• Clever and swift horse of fanciful origin. B710.2
• Clever and swift horse fed with worms' milk on the gold mountain Tecklen in India. B710.2.1
• Clever and swift horse of dromedary-family. B710.2.2
• [First Edition: B711. Vegetable lamb. Lamb of vegetable origin.] B711[1st ed.]
• Barnacle goose. Goose born from barnacles. B712
• Animal born from animal carcass. B713
• Bees born from carcass of ox. B713.1
• Animal born from putrification. B713.2
• Worm (monster) from caul born with child. B714
• The cow Audhumla sprang from the dripping rime of the creation of the universe. (Cf. A1245.4. and B19.2.1.) B715
• Animal born from human or animal bones. B716
• Animal born from earth. B717
• Fanciful bodily members of animals. B720
• Cat's luminous eye. B721
• Magic stone in animal's head. B722
• Magic love-working stone in swallow's head. B722.1
• Magic stone in dog's forehead. B722.2
• Luminous jewel in animal's head. B722.3
• Earthworm has light in its tail. B722.4
• Tortoise has no liver or teeth. B723
• Spider has no blood in body. B724
• Female bears have no breasts to nurse their young – suck paws. B725
• Double snake – male and female. B726
• Fanciful color, smell, etc. of animals. B730
• Fanciful color of animal. B731
• Animals of strange and varied coloring. B731.0.1
• Green she-goat. B731.1
• Green horse. B731.2
• Horse with crimson mane and green legs. B731.2.1
• Artificially colored horses. B731.2.2
• Striped horse with purple mane and white feet. B731.2.3
• Multicolored llama. Wool red, blue, and yellow. No need to dye it for weaving. B731.3
• Cow with changing colors. Changes every four hours: white, red, black. B731.4
• Cow with white ears. B731.4.1
• Cow with red ears. B731.4.2
• Silver, gold, and diamond birds. B731.5
• Hound of every color. B731.6
• Polychromatic dogs. B731.6.0.1
• Hound half white, half green. B731.6.1
• Blue dogs and cats. B731.6.2
• Fancifully colored deer. B731.7
• Stag with stripe of every color. B731.7.1
• Fawn with golden lustre. B731.7.2
• Red (green) swine. B731.8
• Purple wether. B731.9
• Ram with green feet and horns. B731.9.1
• Multicolored worm (serpent). B731.10
• Blue serpent. B731.11
• Silver fish with gold fins. B731.12
• Bird with changing color. B731.13
• Hyena with three hundred sixty-five different colors. B731.14
• Panther's sweet smell protects him from other beasts. B732
• Animals are spirit-sighted. Scent danger. B733
• Balaam's ass perceives angel. B733.1
• Dogs howling indicates death. B733.2