Animals

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• Speaking turkey. B211.3.1
• Speaking cock. B211.3.2
• Speaking chicken. B211.3.2.1
• Speaking goose. B211.3.3
• Speaking parrot. B211.3.4
• Speaking dove. B211.3.5
• Speaking raven. B211.3.6
• Speaking sparrow. B211.3.7
• Speaking vulture. B211.3.8
• Speaking crow. B211.3.9
• Speaking insects. B211.4
• Speaking ant. B211.4.1
• Speaking bee. B211.4.2
• Speaking fish. B211.5
• Speaking reptile. B211.6
• Speaking snake (serpent). B211.6.1
• Speaking amphibia. B211.7
• Speaking frog. B211.7.1
• Speaking toad. B211.7.2
• Animal understands human speech. B212
• All kinds of animals understand the language of heaven. B212.0.1
• First animals knew human language. B212.0.2
• Fox understands human speech. B212.1
• Animal whistles (sings, etc.) B214
• Singing animal. B214.1
• Singing cow. B214.1.1
• Singing boar. B214.1.2
• Singing cat. B214.1.3
• Singing dog. B214.1.4
• Singing lion. B214.1.5
• Singing fox. B214.1.6
• Singing frog. B214.1.7
• Singing crab. B214.1.8
• Crab sings about his captivity. B214.1.8.1
• Singing mouse. B214.1.9
• Singing snake. B214.1.10
• Singing hippopotamus. B214.1.11
• Singing elephant. B214.1.12
• Whistling animals. B214.2
• Whistling toad. B214.2.1
• Laughing animal. B214.3
• Laughing toad. B214.3.1
• Weeping animal. B214.4
• Weeping toad. B214.4.1
• Animal languages. The various animals have languages of their own. (Cf. B251.1.2.) B215
• Animals taught one another's language. B215.0.1
• Bird language. B215.1
• Dog language. B215.2
• Dog language understood by fox. B215.2.1
• Fox language. B215.3
• Frog language. B215.4
• Serpent language. B215.5
• Lizard's language. B215.5.1
• Insects' language. B215.6
• Ant language. B215.6.1
• Knowledge of animal languages. Person understands them. B216
• Animal language learned. B217
• Animal languages learned from eating animal. B217.1
• Animal languages learned from eating serpent. (Cf. B176.) B217.1.1
• Animal languages learned from eating dragon's heart. B217.1.2
• Animal languages learned from eating plant. B217.2
• Animal languages learned from ghosts (spirits). B217.3
• Animal languages learned from carrying churchyard mould in hat. B217.4
• Bird language learned by having ears magically cleansed. B217.5
• Animal languages learned by exchanging tongues with helpful dragon. B217.6
• Stone deity (image of) confers upon man powers of understanding animal language. B217.7
• Language of animals learned by Adam from Eve. B217.8
• Animal kingdom (or community). B220
• Animal kingdom – quadrupeds. B221
• Kingdom of monkeys. B221.1
• Kingdom of rats. B221.2
• Procurator of rats. Serpent has the office. B221.2.1
• Land of lions. B221.3
• Land of elephants. B221.4
• Land of mice. B221.5
• Land of tigers. B221.6
• Village of wer-tigers. B221.6.1
• Kingdom (land) of birds. B222
• Land of pigeons. B222.1
• Land of peacocks. B222.2
• Land of parakeets. B222.3
• Land of parrots. B222.4
• Kingdom of fishes. B223
• Kingdom of sharks. B223.1
• Kingdom of insects. B224
• Kingdom of ants. B224.1
• Kingdom of reptiles. B225
• Kingdom of serpents. B225.1
• Snake kingdom under the sea. B225.1.1
• Kingdom of amphibia. B226
• Community of toads. B226.1
• Community of frogs. B226.2
• Parliament of animals. B230
• Parliament of birds. (Cf. B236.1, B238.) B232
• St. Valentine's Day for bird assembly. B232.1
• Parliament of fishes. (Cf. B236.2.) B233
• Council of fishes decide to get rid of men (who eat fish). B233.1
• School of animals. B234
• Secrets discussed in animal meeting. B235
• Animal parliament elects king. B236
• Animal king chosen as result of a contest. B236.0.1
• Election of king of birds. (Cf. B232.) B236.1
• Election of king of fishes. (Cf. B233, B243.) B236.2
• Drinking-bout assembly of animals. B237
• Animal council assigns place and work to all. B238
• Bird council assigns place and work to all. Eagle as judge. (Cf. B232). B238.1
• Bird council assigns coats to different birds. B238.2
• Parliament of animals – miscellaneous. B239
• Election of fox as mediator to appease angry lion. B239.1
• King of animals. B240
• Bear as king of animals. B240.1
• Rabbit as king of animals. B240.2
• Wild man as king of animals. B240.3
• Lion as king of animals. (Cf. K961, K962, K1632.) B240.4
• Minister of lion-king a crane. B240.4.1
• Tortoise as king of animals. B240.5
• Gazelle as king of animals. B240.6
• Buffalo as king of animals. B240.7
• Fox as king of animals. B240.8
• Dog as king of animals. B240.9
• Wolf as king of animals. B240.10
• Camel as king of animals. B240.11
• Monkey as king of animals. B240.12
• Tiger as king of animals. B240.13
• Elephant as king of animals. B240.14
• Crocodile as king of animals. B240.15
• King of beasts (quadrupeds). B241
• Various beasts as king of beasts. B241.1
• King of the various kinds of beasts. B241.2
• King of lions. B241.2.1
• King of monkeys. B241.2.2
• King of cats. B241.2.3
• King of rats. B241.2.4
• King of mice. B241.2.5
• King of hares. B241.2.6
• King of dogs. B241.2.7
• King of tigers. B241.2.8
• Newly-born divine twins cared for by mother-of-tigers. B241.2.8.1
• King of jackals. B241.2.9
• King of deer. B241.2.10
• King of elephants. B241.2.11
• King of the boars. B241.2.12
• King of antelopes. B241.2.13
• King of mongooses. B241.2.14
• Man transformed to beast becomes leader of herd. B241.3
• King of birds. B242
• Various birds as king of birds. B242.1
• Eagle king of birds. B242.1.1
• Wren king of birds. Wins contest for kingship. (Cf. B236.1.) B242.1.2
• Wren as "druid of the birds" (drui én). B242.1.2.1
• Hornbill king of birds. B242.1.3
• Pelican as king of birds. B242.1.4
• Shrike as king of birds. B242.1.5
• Jackdaw king of birds. B242.1.6
• Peacock king of birds. B242.1.7
• Owl as king of birds. B242.1.8
• Swan as king of birds. B242.1.9
• Ziz as king of birds. B242.1.10
• King of the various kinds of birds. B242.2
• King of crows. B242.2.1
• King of doves. B242.2.2
• King of kites. B242.2.3
• King of pigeons. B242.2.4
• King of peacocks. B242.2.5
• King of quails. B242.2.6
• King of sparrows. B242.2.7
• King of parrots. B242.2.8
• King of geese. B242.2.9
• King of swans. B242.2.10
• King of vultures. B242.2.11
• King of larks. B242.2.12
• King of fishes. (Cf. B236.2.) B243
• Various fishes as king of fishes. B243.1
• Herring as king of fishes. B243.1.1
• Eel as king of fishes. B243.1.2
• Shark as king of fishes. B243.1.3
• King of various kinds of fishes. B243.2
• King of salmon. B243.2.1
• King of eels. B243.2.2
• King of reptiles. B244
• King of serpents (snakes). B244.1
• Queen of watersnakes. B244.1.1
• Serpent king resides in lake. B244.1.2
• Gigantic hood of serpent king. B244.1.3
• Four royal families of snakes. B244.1.4
• Naga-king. B244.2
• King of lizards. B244.3
• King of amphibians. B245
• King of frogs. B245.1
• Turtle king. B245.2
• King of insects. B246
• King of ants. B246.1
• King (sultan) of flies. B246.2
• King of bees. B246.3
• King of dragons. B248
• Religious animals. B250
• Animals praise or worship. B251
• Animals rejoice at Christ's birth. B251.1
• Animals worship infant Jesus. B251.1.1
• Animals speak to one another at Christmas. B251.1.2