Animals

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• Cock crows, "Christus natus est." B251.1.2.1
• Cows speak to one another on Christmas. (Cf. B215.) B251.1.2.2
• Cows kneel in stable at midnight of Eve of Old Christmas. B251.1.2.3
• Animals honor saint (cleric). B251.2
• Animals sing in honor of a saint. B251.2.1
• Fish perform races as welcome to saint. B251.2.2
• Wolves lick saint's shoes. B251.2.3
• Fly habitually buzzes when cleric returns from matins. B251.2.4
• Birds beat waters with wings as welcome to saint. B251.2.5
• Deer lick saint's tomb daily at noon. B251.2.6
• Water-monsters lick saint's feet. B251.2.6.1
• Cow licks saint's feet. B251.2.6.2
• Wild animals as saint's disciples. B251.2.7
• Fish come in great numbers to the bank of a stream in order to hear Anthony of Padua preach. B251.2.7.1
• Sea-monster honors saint above all others. B251.2.8
• Birds lament saint's departure. B251.2.9
• Cow gives twelve measures of milk for the twelve apostles of Ireland. B251.2.10
• Brilliantly white cow comes to be milked for infant saint. B251.2.10.1
• Lion lies down at feet of saint. B251.2.11
• Birds take part at saint's funeral. B251.2.12
• Animals sing songs of praise. B251.3
• Birds in otherworld sing religious songs. B251.3.1
• Animals pray. B251.4
• Beast invokes saint's protection. B251.4.1
• Wild beast seeks protection of saint against hunters. B251.4.1.1
• Animals fast. B251.5
• Animals keep religious precepts. B251.6
• Animal makes religious oath. B251.7
• Wolf swears by God. B251.7.1
• Animals observe sacred revelation. B251.8
• Singing of birds ceases at time of revelation. B251.8.1
• Animals make religious responses. B251.9
• Animals lick Christ-child. B251.10
• Animal churchmen. B252
• Animal monks. B252.1
• Birds (in otherworld) call at canonical hours. B252.2
• Priest of snakes. B252.3
• Animals perform offices of church. B253
• Snakes have mass. B253.1
• Wolves have annual (church) feast. B253.2
• Fox fasts as penance. (Cf. B251.4.) B253.3
• Spider performs penance. B253.4
• The deer with a cross carried between their horns. B253.5
• Deer with candles on the tops of their antlers. B253.6
• Miracle wrought for animal. B255
• Animal as servant of saint. (Cf. B292.) B256
• Animal deluded by saint. B256.0.1
• Birds nest in saint's hand (cowl). B256.1
• Birds perch on hands and head of saint. B256.1.1
• St. Anthony's pigs. Pigs dedicated to saint held sacred. B256.2
• Deer makes its horns available as a bookholder to a saint. B256.3
• Deer furnish bier and bear saint's corpse to church. B256.3.1
• Domesticated wolves. B256.4
• Wolves guard saint's cattle like watchdogs when he is absent. B256.4.1
• Obedience of the feathered creatures to the commands of saint. B256.5
• Birds protect saint and serve him. B256.5.1
• Boar serves saint. (Cf. B183.) B256.6
• Boar guards holy man's swine. B256.6.1
• Boar makes music for holy man. B256.6.2
• Boar acts as physician for holy man: licks his wounded feet. B256.6.3
• Tiger sweeps temple for saint. B256.7
• Saint's prayer causes wolf to bring back child. B256.8
• Stags plow for saint. B256.9
• Fly, wren, fox live with cleric. B256.10
• Wolf returns sheep stolen from saint. B256.11
• Whale raises back so that voyaging clerics can land to celebrate. B256.12
• Animal funeral. B257
• Miscellaneous religious animals. B259
• Ass insists upon payment of tithes. When stolen by thieves, the ass refuses to eat for three days because the thieves' provender has not been tithed. B259.1
• Sabbath-keeping cow. Refuses to work on Sabbath. B259.2
• Hog will not accept food from excommunicated men. B259.3
• Bees build church of wax to contain consecrated host. (Cf. A2012.1.) B259.4
• Animals refrain from spoiling consecrated food. B259.4.1
• Bird's wings drip blood when birds hear of Day of Judgment. B259.5
• Animal warfare. B260
• Two groups of animals make peace treaty. B260.1
• War of birds and quadrupeds. B261
• Bat in war of birds and quadrupeds. Because of ambiguous form joins first one side and then the other. Discredited. B261.1
• Tame elephant not accepted by wild brethren. B261.1.1
• War between domestic and wild animals. B262
• War between other groups of animals. B263
• War between toads and frogs. B263.1
• War between elephants and ants. B263.2
• War between crows and owls. B263.3
• War between birds and reptiles. B263.4
• War between groups of birds. B263.5
• War between birds and eagle. B263.5.1
• War of monkeys and grasshoppers. B263.6
• War between serpents and storks. B263.7
• War between lion and other animals. B263.8
• Single combat between animals. B264
• Fight between animal and houndpack. B264.1
• Fight between eagle and fish. B264.2
• Duel of buffalo and tiger. Buffalo arms self. B264.3
• Fight between snake and millipede. B264.4
• Fight between ape and tortoise. B264.5
• Animals continually rend each other. B265
• Animals fight. B266
• Thirsty cattle fight over well. B266.1
• Animal allies. (Cf. A2493.) B267
• Alliance of dog and wolf. B267.1
• Alliance of sheep and dog. B267.2
• Alliance of raven and crow. B267.3
• Alliance of cock and seafowl. B267.4
• Animal soldiers. B268
• Army of apes. B268.1
• Cavalry of dogs. B268.2
• War-dogs. B268.2.1
• War-elephants. B268.3
• Sorcerer's army of magic animals. B268.4
• Army of birds. B268.5
• Army of quails. B268.5.1
• Army of mice. B268.6
• Army of snakes. B268.7
• Army of snakes and scorpions. B268.7.1
• Insect army. B268.8
• Army of hornets. B268.8.1
• Army of locusts. B268.8.2
• Army of wasps. B268.8.3
• Army of tigers. B268.9
• Army of cows. B268.10
• Army of cats. B268.11
• Army of boars. B268.12
• Army of hyenas. B268.13
• Animals in legal relations. B270
• Lawsuit between the owl and kite. B270.1
• Lawsuit between owl and mouse. B270.2
• Animals as plaintiffs. B271
• Parrot and sparrow argue right to inherit property left by man. Sparrow says his interests are the same as man's; parrot says that he caused all man's wealth, since man sold his feathers. People's decision for parrot. B271.1
• Grain as damages for injury to cat. B271.2
• Animals ring bell and demand justice. A king has a bell which petitioners for justice may ring and thus summon him. The bell is rung by a serpent which is being menaced by a turtle (or by an old horse who wishes to complain against a cruel master). B271.3
• Animals as defendants in court. B272
• Lawsuit against animals. B272.1
• Animal tried for crime. B272.2
• Horse tried for crime. B272.2.1
• Animal as judge. B274
• Animal punished. B275
• Animal executed for crime. B275.1
• Horse executed for crime. B275.1.1
• Fox executed for thefts. B275.1.2
• Wolf executed for thefts. B275.1.3
• Man hangs wolf who has eaten sheep left in his charge. B275.1.3.1
• Wolves and wild pigs condemned to death in lion's court for killing and eating sheep. B275.1.3.2
• Excommunication of animal. B275.2
• Animals eating corpse of holy man die. B275.3
• Animal's revenge for being criticized by a bird: nest destroyed. B275.4
• Animal jury. B276
• Captured animal ransoms self. B278
• Covenant with animals. B279
• Saint makes covenant with wolves. B279.1
• Attitudes of animals toward oath. B279.2
• Animal weddings. B280
• Beast wedding. B281
• Wedding of fox and hyena. Fox refuses to marry hyena, since, according to belief, hyena yearly changes sex. B281.1
• Wedding of mouse. (Cf. B284.1.1.) B281.2
• Wedding of mouse and weasel. B281.2.1
• Wedding of mouse and cockroach. B281.2.2
• Wedding of wolf. B281.3
• Wedding of lynx. B281.4
• Wedding of marten. (Cf. B281.4.) B281.5
• Wedding of pig. B281.6
• Wedding of ass. B281.7
• Wedding of squirrel. B281.8
• Wedding of cat. (Cf. B282.4.2.) B281.9
• The cat as vixen's husband. Frightens the other wild animals invited by the vixen. (Cf. K2324.) B281.9.1
• Wedding of monkey. B281.10
• Wedding of rat. B281.11
• Wedding of rat and cockroach. B281.11.1
• Bird wedding. B282
• Wedding of turkey and peacock. All birds invited except eagle. This omission starts great conflict. B282.1
• Wedding of eagle with another bird. B282.2
• Wedding of eagle and kite. Kite promises to secure ostrich as attendant. Fails and is put to shame. B282.2.1
• Wedding of lark and another bird. B282.3
• Wedding of lark and nightingale. B282.3.1
• Wedding of lark and cuckoo. B282.3.2
• Wedding of lark and sparrow. B282.3.3
• Wedding of lark and pigeon. B282.3.4
• Wedding of lark and spotted woodpecker. B282.3.5
• Wedding of lark and finch. B282.3.6
• Wedding of owl. B282.4
• Wedding of owl and another bird. B282.4.1
• Wedding of owl and cat. B282.4.2
• Wedding of finch with another bird. (Cf. B285.1.) B282.5
• Wedding of goldfinch with another bird. B282.6
• Wedding of bullfinch with another bird. B282.7
• Wedding of titmouse with another bird. B282.8
• Wedding of wren with another bird. B282.9
• Wedding of sparrow and another bird. B282.10
• Wedding of blackbird with another bird. B282.11
• Wedding of thrush with another bird. B282.12
• Wedding of woodpecker with another bird. B282.13
• Wedding of magpie with another bird. B282.14
• Wedding of heathcock with another bird. B282.15
• Wedding of raven with another bird. B282.16
• Wedding of quail with another bird. B282.17
• Wedding of hoopoe with another bird. B282.18
• Wedding of cuckoo with another bird. B282.19
• Wedding of pigeon with another bird. B282.20
• Wedding of cock and hen. B282.21
• Wedding of crow and titmouse. B282.22