Animals

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• Crow refuses to marry titmouse, since she is 100 years old. B282.22.1
• The courtship of the stork and the crane. Go a-courting one another across the marshes but never come to an understanding, as each time either one or the other changes his mind. (Cf. T91.) B282.23
• Wedding of fish. B283
• Wedding of crab. B283.1
• Wedding of carp. B283.2
• Wedding of amphibians. B284
• Wedding of frog. (Cf. B283.1.) B284.1
• Wedding of frog and mouse. ("Frog went a-courtin'"). B284.1.1
• Wedding of toad. B284.2
• Wedding of insects. B285
• Wedding of ant. (Cf. B281.8.) B285.1
• Wedding of cricket. (Cf. B285.1.) B285.2
• Wedding of grasshopper. (Cf. B285.1.) B285.3
• Wedding of fly. B285.4
• Wedding of flea. B285.5
• Wedding of butterfly. B285.6
• Wedding of wasp. B285.7
• Wedding of cockroach and rat. B285.8
• Plant wedding. B286
• Wedding of garlic and onion. B286.1
• Other animals with human traits. B290
• Swine march like soldiers. B290.1
• Animal as messenger. B291
• Animal tried out as messenger. Hen (cock) the only one successful. B291.0.1
• Unwelcome bird (insect) proves to be messenger. B291.0.2
• Bird as messenger. B291.1
• Bird as letter carrier. (Cf. K131.) B291.1.0.1
• Raven as messenger. B291.1.1
• Ravens carry message to enemies. B291.1.1.1
• Raven as devil's messenger. B291.1.1.2
• Crow as messenger. B291.1.2
• Dove as messenger. B291.1.3
• Falcon as messenger. B291.1.4
• Goose as messenger. B291.1.5
• Parrot as messenger. B291.1.6
• Heron as messenger. B291.1.7
• Vulture as messenger. B291.1.8
• Eagle as messenger. B291.1.9
• Hawk as messenger. B291.1.10
• Swallow as messenger. B291.1.11
• Pigeon as messenger. B291.1.12
• Domestic beast as messenger. B291.2
• Horse as messenger. B291.2.1
• Dog as messenger. B291.2.2
• Wild beast as messenger. B291.3
• Fox as messenger. B291.3.1
• Hare (rabbit) as messenger. B291.3.2
• Hares carry taxes to court. B291.3.2.1
• Other animals as messenger. B291.4
• Bee as messenger from heaven to earth. B291.4.1
• Snake as messenger. B291.4.2
• Whale as messenger. B291.4.3
• Animal as servant to man. B292
• Animals with human child as slave. B292.0.1
• Animals leave wicked and go to pious master. B292.0.2
• Animal as shepherd for man. B292.1
• Baboon as shepherd for man. B292.1.1
• Dog as shepherd for man. B292.1.2
• Animal as domestic servant. B292.2
• Monkey as domestic servant. B292.2.1
• Bird as domestic servant. B292.2.2
• Bird servant to deity. B292.2.2.1
• Lion as domestic servant. B292.2.3
• Doe furnishes man milk. B292.3
• Stags plow for man. Also draw chariot, bear burdens, and allow saints to use their horns as a book rest B292.4
• Wild oxen plow for man. B292.4.1
• Oxen draw saint's plow around whole district in one day. B292.4.1.1
• Tiger plows for man. B292.4.2
• Dog plows for man. B292.4.3
• Bird sings to console man. B292.5
• Black cat as servant of giant. B292.6
• Thief lives alone with 20 cats that help him keep intruders away. B292.6.1
• Otters supply man with fish and burning wood daily. B292.7
• Dog as guardian of treasure. B292.8
• Animal as farm laborer. B292.9
• Frog works in fields for benefactor. B292.9.1
• Chicken as laborer. B292.9.2
• Rat servants cut jungle down, till soil for master. B292.9.3
• Dog made king. B292.10
• Tiger carries load of wood for saint. B292.11
• Serpent as saint's whip. B292.12
• Ass as tollkeeper. B292.13
• Animals dance. B293
• Animals dance for king. B293.0.1
• Dance of cats. B293.1
• Dance of frog(s). B293.2
• Dance of tigers. B293.3
• Dance of lions. B293.4
• Dance of nagas (snake men). B293.5
• Animals in business relations. B294
• Fox as divider of dying man's gifts. B294.1
• Animal handles money. B294.2
• Monkey's money stolen. B294.2.1
• Monkey buys liquor. B294.2.2
• Dog sells rotten peas on market: punished by other animals. B294.3
• Animals hold fairs. B294.4
• Parrot transacts business of trader. B294.5
• Rabbit and elephant partners on trading expedition. B294.6
• Tortoise and dog partners as thieves. B294.7
• Animal drives carriage. B295
• Mouse makes boat of bread-crust. Takes animals and birds into boat. It capsizes. B295.1
• Animals go a-journeying. B296
• Animal journeys to Rome. Cock, geese, or dog go to Rome to become Pope. B296.1
• Musical animals. B297
• Bull lows musically. B297.0.1
• Animal plays musical instrument. B297.1
• Bird plays timpan. B297.1.1
• Toad and chameleon play drum and xylophone. B297.1.2
• Transformed women enchanted by music. B297.2
• Women transformed to bitches enchanted by music. B297.2.1
• Animal plays game. B298
• Monkey plays chess. B298.1
• Other animals with human traits – miscellaneous. B299
• Animal takes revenge on man. B299.1
• Eagle takes revenge on man. B299.1.1
• Animals dispute. B299.2
• Owls and crows dispute over merits of night or day vision. B299.2.1
• Animals discover liquor and get intoxicated. B299.3
• Bear asks boy to stay with her cubs. B299.4
• Sympathetic animals. B299.5
• Animal mutilates self to express sympathy. B299.5.1
• Animal fasts to express sympathy. B299.5.2
• Birds weep when man cuts off his hand. B299.5.3
• Animal physician. B299.6
• Festival of animals. B299.7
• Animals build bridge. B299.8
• Tigers build bridge. B299.8.1
• Animals cultivate crops. B299.9
• Animal christening. B299.10
• Helpful animal. See also entire section B300–599, especially B350. B300
• Faithful animal. B301
• Faithful animal at master's grave dies of hunger. B301.1
• Faithful dog follows master's dead body when cast into river. Supports body. B301.1.1
• Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave – dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.7.1.] B301.1.2
• Faithful animal doesn't allow anybody to come near to master's corpse. B301.1.3
• Faithful animal at master's grave avenges his murder. B301.2
• Faithful animal plans suicide when it thinks master dead. B301.3
• Faithful horse follows dead master to grave. B301.4
• Faithful horse lays his head on slain master's breast. B301.4.1
• Faithful horse weeps for coming death of saint. B301.4.1.1
• Faithful horse weeps tears of blood for master. B301.4.2
• Faithful horse joins in keen at hero's death. B301.4.3
• Faithful horse lays his head in lap of dead master's wife. B301.4.3.1
• Faithful horse allows only its master to catch and ride it. B301.4.4
• Faithful horse lies down in order that its mutilated master can mount it. B301.4.5
• Faithful horse refuses to go before its master mounts it, even when already loaded with two chests with gold. B301.4.6
• Faithful horse dies together with its master. B301.4.7
• Faithful horse fights together with its master. B301.4.8
• Faithful animals resuscitate master. B301.5
• Faithful cattle fight at master's grave until they cast their horns. B301.6
• Faithful cattle shed horns in grief for death of man. B301.6.1
• Faithful cow refuses to move for grief at master's death. B301.6.2
• Faithful cows lose milk at king's death. B301.6.3
• Faithful lapdog dies when mistress dies. B301.7
• Faithful dog helps open mistress' grave and dies on it. [Inadvertant duplication of B301.1.2.] B301.7.1
• Faithful lion follows man who saved him. B301.8
• Acquisition of helpful animal. B310
• Congenital helpful animal. Born at same time as master and (usually) by same magic means. B311
• Helpful animal foster brother. Hero reared by animal's parents. B311.1
• Helpful animals obtained by purchase or gift. B312
• Helpful animals a gift. B312.1
• Helpful animals obtained by exchange. B312.2
• Helpful animal(s) bequeathed to hero. B312.3
• Helpful animal purchased. B312.4
• Helpful dogs obtained by purchase. B312.4.1
• Helpful, strong horse caught. B312.5
• Helpful animal an enchanted person. B313
• Helpful animal reincarnation of parent. The dead mother appears to the heroine in the form of an animal. B313.1
• Helpful animal reincarnation of murdered child. B313.2
• Helpful animal brothers-in-law. B314
• Animal helpful after being conquered. B315
• Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) B316
• Helpful bird hatched by hero. Hero holds eagle's egg in hand and hatches it. Young eagle becomes his helper. B317
• Helpful animals transformed from other animals. B318
• Helpful animal otherwise acquired. B319
• Helpful animal sent by God (or a god). B319.1
• Helpful animal acquired as reward for vigil. B319.2
• Reward of helpful animal. B320
• Helpful animal demands food. B322
• Hero feeds own flesh to helpful animal. The hero is carried on the back of an eagle who demands food. The hero finally feeds parts of his own flesh. B322.1
• Helpful birds demand food. B322.2
• Animal bribed for help. B325
• Animal bribed with food. (Sop to Cerberus.) B325.1
• Death of helpful animal. B330
• Helpful animal killed through misunderstanding. B331
• Faithful falcon killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn the king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1
• Faithful horse killed through misunderstanding. Tries to warn king against drinking water poisoned by snake. B331.1.1
• Llewellyn and his dog. Dog has saved child from serpent. Father sees bloody mouth, thinks the dog has eaten the child, and kills the dog. B331.2
• Woman slays faithful mongoose which has saved her child. "A Classical Indian Folk-Tale as a Reported Modern Event: The Brahman and the Mongoose" B331.2.1
• Faithful dog killed by overhasty master: thinks mistakenly he has returned home against orders. (Cf. Llewellyn and his dog.) B331.2.2
• Faithful parrot killed by mistake. B331.3
• Too watchful dog killed. B332
• Helpful animal killed by hero's enemy. B335
• Man attempts to kill faithful serpent at wife's instigation. Loses everything. B335.1
• Treacherous wife forces husband to kill helpful dog. B335.1.1
• Life of helpful animal demanded as cure for feigned sickness. B335.2
• Unsuccessful attempt by enemy to kill helpful animal. B335.3
• Wife demands magic parrot who has accused her. B335.4
• Faithful animal killed in battle. B335.5
• A small animal (hare, bitch) gives timely warnings to the hero about the trap prepared by his enemy. Animal warning about trap killed. B335.6