57 motifs match “beasts”  ·  back to the chapters

• Wild beasts as messengers of the gods. A165.2.1.1
• God of whirlwind. Typhon. He is represented as having serpents' heads on his shoulders, as having a voice like the sound of many beasts and eyes which flash fire. A282.1
• God of domestic beasts. A441.1
• God of wild beasts. A443.1
• Man given dominion over beasts. A1421.1
• Hare runs away at creation; almost loses tail. When, as the most timid of all beasts, he runs away, God throws a tail at him from a pile of tails. (Cf. A2378.4.1.) A2215.2
• Fantastic beasts, birds, etc., in art. B5
• Mythical beasts and hybrids. B10
• Beasts with fiery eyes. B15.4.2
• Beasts that destroy vineyards and steal fruit. B16.0.1
• Hostile beasts. B17.1
• Hostile sea-beasts. B17.2.1
• Other mythical beasts. B19
• Bird-beasts. B40
• Bird-beasts – miscellaneous. B49
• Fish-beasts. B70
• Beasts with magic wisdom. B121
• Prophetic domestic beasts. B141
• Prophetic wild beasts. B142
• Beasts furnish omens. B147.1
• Beasts of good omen. B147.1.1
• Beasts of ill-omen. B147.1.2
• Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts. B210.3
• Speaking beasts – domestic. B211.1
• King of beasts (quadrupeds). B241
• Various beasts as king of beasts. B241.1
• King of the various kinds of beasts. B241.2
• Helpful domestic beasts. B400
• Helpful wild beasts. B430
• Helpful wild beasts – felidae. B431
• Helpful wild beasts – mustelidae. B433
• Helpful wild beasts – canidae and other carnivora. B435
• Helpful wild beasts – rodentia. B437
• Helpful wild beasts – primata. B441
• Helpful wild beasts – ungulata. B443
• Helpful wild beasts – miscellaneous. B449
• Panther's sweet smell protects him from other beasts. B732
• Giant beasts. B871
• Giant domestic beasts. B871.1
• Giant wild beasts. B871.2
• Beasts in otherworld. F167.1.1
• Castle guarded by beasts. F771.5.1
• Sheep never harmed by wild beasts. F989.5
• Old woman calls beasts together to join her in feast on human flesh. G11.6.3
• Test: going without fear through a wilderness filled with all manner of beasts. H1408
• Lion divides the booty. Best part goes to himself as king of beasts; second, as strongest; third, as most valiant; fourth – "touch it if you dare." J811.1.1
• "You don't blame a toolmaker for making all manner of tools, both harmful and helpful, so why blame God for making bad beasts as well as good ones?" J1262.6
• Cynic asks that his body be exposed to the elements. When told that the beasts and the birds will prey on him he says: "Put a stick at my side so that I may chase them away." J1442.4.1
• Ass's charter in his hoof. The ass absents himself from the parliament of beasts. The lion sends the fox and the wolf to summon him. He pleads his charter of exemption and invites the fox to read it in his hoof. (Cf. K551.18.) J1608
• Shepherd shuts up the lion in the yard with the live-stock. He hopes to capture the lion, but loses all his beasts. J2172.2
• "Get into my belly." The wee cock, lost in the woods, orders the fox, the bear, and the wolf to get into his belly. Overawed, the beasts make their apologies promising never to annoy him again. The bear even carries the cock home. (Cf. K1715.7.) K547.1
• Fool makes friends with birds and beasts. P192.5
• Punishment: being fed to lions (wild beasts). Q415.4
• Boys rescued from beasts by hermit. (Cf. N843, R131.10.) R169.2
• Beasts and fishes exchange places: fatal to both. U136.2
• The relics of saint protect horses from the attack of wild beasts. V144.2
• Saint never wears woolen clothing, but skins of wolves and other beasts. V462.5.1.1