Animals

2,684 motifs · page 13 of 14

• Cock hears inaudible voice of dying man. B733.2.1
• Bird gives milk. B735
• Animal sheds tears. B736
• Bird sheds tears. (Cf. D1505.5.1.) B736.1
• Horse sheds tears (of blood). B736.2
• Dog sheds tears. B736.3
• Fox sheds tears. B736.4
• Stag sheds tears. B736.5
• Calf sheds tears. B736.6
• Fish with coat of wool. B737
• Animal's skin revolves while flesh and bones remain stationary. B738
• Fanciful color, smell etc. of animals – miscellaneous. B739
• Magic cock has elixir in his body which makes people light. B739.1
• Fanciful marvelous strength of animals. B740
• Lion's roar causes havoc at 300 miles. At 300 miles all women miscarry, at 200 teeth of all men drop out. B741
• Cry of giant ox impregnates all fish. B741.1
• Neighing of stallion in Assyria impregnates mares in Egypt. B741.2
• Cow whose bellowing defeats army. B741.3
• Bellow of bull heard over entire land. B741.4
• Animal breathes fire. B742
• Lion breathes fire. B742.1
• Birds spit fire. B742.2
• Fire-breathing horses. B742.3
• Fire-breathing dogs. B742.4
• Blowing serpent. Can blow through seven church walls but not through a pair of hose. B743
• Animal travels extraordinary distance. B744
• Indestructibility of leech. B745
• Bear could formerly lift mountain. B746
• Animal's strong teeth. B747
• Strong teeth of lion. B747.1
• Locusts with jaw teeth strong as lion's. B747.2
• Mice gnaw through metal vessels. B747.3
• Snake shoots rapids of mighty river. B748
• Fanciful habits of animals. B750
• Animal's fanciful treatment of their young. B751
• Snake swallows young to protect them. B751.1
• Pelican kills young and revives them with own blood. B751.2
• Eagle tests eaglets by having them gaze at sun. B751.3
• The lion blows first life into its cubs three days after their birth. B751.4
• Animal neglects its young. B751.5
• Wolf strongly attracted to his own children. B751.6
• Fanciful behavior of animal at death. B752
• Swan song. Swan sings as she dies. B752.1
• Snake does not die before sunset. B752.2
• Snake kills itself by biting part of body (when in danger or torture). B752.3
• Sexual habits of animals. B754
• Unusual sexual union of animals. B754.0.1
• Animal changes sex periodically. B754.1
• Hyena changes sex yearly. B754.1.1
• Hare changes sex periodically. B754.1.2
• Elephants have sexual desire only after eating mandrakes. B754.2
• Lions do not mate with their fellows, but prefer leopards. (Cf. Q551.3.) B754.3
• Female rattlesnakes mate with black snakes rather than with male rattlesnakes. B754.3.1
• Male rabbit bears young. Female rabbit escaped Noah on ark and drowned. B754.4
• Cocks kept from intercourse with hens have tenderest meat. B754.5
• Peacock pregnant without intercourse. Male spits up semen and female eats it. This as a curse. (Cf. A2236.5.) B754.6
• Unusual impregnation of animal. B754.6.1
• Animal impregnated through mouth (ears). B754.6.1.1
• Unusual parturition of animal. B754.7
• Crab's offspring born through its chest. B754.7.1
• Eagle catches gazelle's young as it is born. B754.7.2
• Animal calls the dawn. The sun rises as a result of the animal's call. B755
• Gold-digging ants. B756
• Rats leave sinking ship. B757
• Eagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrow. B758
• Turtle holds with jaws till it thunders. B761
• Monkeys attack by throwing coconuts. B762
• Animal attacks by throwing pebbles. B762.1
• Fanciful qualities of snakes. (Cf. B91.3, B751.1, B752.2.) B765
• Snake takes tail in mouth and rolls like wheel. B765.1
• Snake lays aside his crown to bathe. B765.2
• Snake sucks poisonous dew from grass. B765.3
• Snake milks cows at night. B765.4
• Snake attaches itself to a woman's breast and draws away her milk while she sleeps. B765.4.1
• Snake crawls from sleeper's mouth. B765.5
• Snake eats milk and bread with child. B765.6
• Snake drinks milk. B765.6.1
• Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into pieces. B765.7
• Snakes may be killed, but do not die. B765.7.1
• Snake grows back together after it has been severed. B765.7.2
• Snake sucks poison from bite it has itself made. B765.8
• Poisonous snakes in certain region have no venom. B765.9
• Snake cracks self like coach whip and chases man. B765.10
• Snake's venom kills tree. B765.11
• Venomous snakes play with precious stones. B765.12
• Copperhead guides rattlesnake to its prey. B765.13
• Snake has hypnotic stare: person cannot move. B765.14
• Serpent reduces man to a heap of ashes by its fiery gaze. B765.14.1
• Snake stands up, whistles. B765.15
• Snake has stinger. B765.16
• Bullets have no effect on giant serpent; only stroke of lightning effective. B765.17
• Snake avoids object. B765.18
• Snake avoids white ash. B765.18.1
• Snakes will not cross rope made of hair. B765.18.2
• Snakes will not cross a ring made of Irish earth. B765.18.3
• Detached snake fang kills person or animal. B765.19
• Snake kills man who has killed snake's mate. B765.20
• Snake revives snakes which have been injured (the doctor snake). B765.21
• King snake: kills and eats any snake that does not accept his authority. B765.22
• Snake with legs. B765.23
• Dragon fly serves as snake's servant, feeds snake; it is called snake-feeder. B765.24
• Dragon fly acts as doctor to injured snakes. B765.24.1
• Female snake seven years pregnant. B765.25
• Palm tree grows on serpent's body. B765.26
• Fanciful dangers from animals. B766
• Cat mutilates corpses. B766.1
• Cat must be kept from dying person because it will catch the person's soul issuing (from mouth) in form of mouse. (Cf. E731.3.) B766.1.1
• Cat sucks sleeping child's breath. B766.2
• Toads suck blood. B766.3
• Bite of white she-mule causes certain death. B766.4
• Animals attracted by music. B767
• Fish follow sound of music. B767.1
• Fancied nourishment of animals. B768
• Partridge subsists on moonbeams. B768.1
• Salamander subsists on fire. B768.2
• Swans live on pearls. B768.3
• Serpent subsists on dust. B768.4
• Other fanciful traits of animals. B770
• Wild animal miraculously tamed. B771
• Wild animal will not harm chaste woman. B771.0.1
• Animal tamed by maiden's beauty. B771.1
• Animal tamed by holiness of saint. B771.2
• Hungry lions do not harm saint. B771.2.1
• Animal tamed by saint's prayer. B771.2.2
• Lions made tame by Moses' rod. B771.2.3
• Wild animal will not attack royal person. B771.3
• Fish trained to answer person's call. B771.4
• Wild animal performs for king. B771.5
• Shipwrecked man repulsed by animals. As he floats to shore animals push him back into water. B772
• Animals with human emotions. B773
• Animal feels agitation at sight of native land. B773.1
• Animal (lion) pines away with grief upon his friend's grave. B773.2
• Lion (wolf) protects the saint's body. B773.3
• Stork is man while hibernating in Egypt. B775
• Venomous animals. B776
• Garlic juice dangerous to poisonous animals. B776.0.1
• Venomous sheep destroy enemy. B776.1
• Toad considered venomous. (Cf. B776.5.1.) B776.2
• Venomous hound. B776.3
• Venomous dog loosed against saint. B776.3.1
• Mud puppy considered poisonous. B776.3.2
• Venomous swine. B776.4
• Pig with venomous bristles. B776.4.1
• Venomous boar. B776.4.2
• Blood of animal considered venomous. B776.5
• Blood of toad venomous. B776.5.1
• Blood of lion venomous. B776.5.2
• Blood of snakes venomous. (Cf. B776.7.) B776.5.3
• Blood of otter venomous. B776.5.4
• Blood of bear venomous. B776.5.5
• Venomous worm. B776.6
• Venomous serpent. (Cf. B776.5.3.) B776.7
• Breath of bird withers. B777
• Animal "drinks apart" mixed liquids. Separates the parts while drinking. B781
• Sheep sleeps if anyone ties shoe to its ear. B782
• Swine maddened by smell of oak forest. B783
• Animal lives in person's stomach. B784
• Frog living in person's stomach rises into throat, croaks every spring. B784.0.1
• How animal gets into person's stomach (or body) (various methods). B784.1
• Person drinking from brook swallows animal eggs (frog or newt). B784.1.1
• Person swallows pebble on beach; snake grows in stomach. B784.1.2
• Person swallows snake semen or egg while eating watercress. B784.1.3
• Girl swallows frog spawn; an octopus grows inside her with tentacles reaching to every part of her body. B784.1.4
• Swallowed blackbeetle reproduces inside person's body. B784.1.5
• Girl eats plums and maggots in them; maggots multiply inside her body. B784.1.6
• Scaly lizard jumps into person's mouth. B784.1.7
• Salamander gets into veins through cracks in feet when person goes barefoot. B784.1.8
• Means of ridding person of animal in stomach. B784.2
• No remedy possible. B784.2.0.1
• Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water. B784.2.1
• Snake (frog) in human body enticed out by milk (water). B784.2.1.1
• Husband ties a cock near wife's feet: snake-parasite in her stomach comes out to catch the cock and is killed by husband. B784.2.1.2
• Patient sits before tempting meal without eating; animal emerges. B784.2.2
• Frog is enticed from patient's mouth by offering it a piece of cheese. B784.2.3
• Physician removes animal from stomach of patient. B784.2.4
• Animal wards off spirits. B785
• Monkeys always copy men. B786
• Birds mock ascetic's devotions. B787
• Bats keep fireflies to light their houses. B788
• Elephants have power of bringing rain. B791
• Why certain animals are thought of as good or bad. B792
• Miscellaneous animal motifs. B800
• Elephants in folktales. B801
• Horses in tales and legends. (Cf. B41.1, B41.2, B103, B133, B149.1, B151, B181, B811.1.) B802
• Sacred animals. B811
• Sacred horse. (Cf. B802.) B811.1
• Helpful horses descended from heaven. B811.1.1
• Sacred armadillo. B811.2
• Sacred animal: cow. B811.3
• Sacred buffalo. B811.3.1
• Sacred bull. B811.3.2
• Sacred cattle of sun god. B811.3.3
• Sacred cat. B811.4
• Sacred swan. B811.5
• Sacred fox. B811.6
• Animals try in vain to repair sleigh. They get unsatisfactory materials. B831
• Long-lived animals. B841
• Animals debate as to which is the elder. B841.1
• Ages of animals (birds, fish) compared with age of human beings. B841.2
• Crow lives nine generations of men, deer 36, raven 108, phoenix 972, nymphs 9720. B841.2.1