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- Grateful dragon saves hero and rescues him from prison. B11.6.1.2
- Grateful snake gives gold piece daily. B103.0.4.1
- Grateful snake spits out lump of gold for his rescuer. B103.4.2.1
- Magic tunny (grateful); carries out hero's wish. Later he saves him from drowning and restores his sanity. B175.2
- Helpful animal killed (threatened) by ungrateful hero. B336
- Grateful animals. B350
- Animals grateful for rescue from peril of death. B360
- Animals grateful for rescue from pit. B361
- Animal grateful for rescue from drowning. B362
- Animal grateful for rescue from net. B363
- Animal grateful for other rescue. B364
- Animal grateful for rescue from trap. B364.1
- Animal grateful for rescue from fire. B364.2
- Insect having fallen on back grateful for being turned over. B364.3
- Bird grateful for being saved from attacking serpent. B364.4
- Animal grateful for rescue from mud. B364.5
- Animal grateful for rescue of its young. B365
- Bird grateful for rescue of its young. B365.0.1
- Animal grateful for rescue of its mate. B365.1
- Animal grateful to hero for preventing destruction of nest. B365.2
- Ant grateful for preventing destruction of nest. B365.2.1
- Animal grateful for release of relative. B365.3
- Animal grateful for ransom from captivity. B366
- Animal grateful to captor for release. B370
- Small animal released from jaws of large one: grateful. B371
- Lion spared mouse: mouse grateful. Later releases lion from net. (Cf. B363.) B371.1
- Lion spares fly: fly grateful. Later warns lion. B371.2
- Other animals grateful for release. B374
- Fish returned to water: grateful. B375.1
- Grateful fish grants mad hero his wish: to impregnate a princess. Later the fish saves the hero and his family from death at sea. B375.1.1
- Fish grateful for being transferred from tank to river. B375.1.2
- Frog returned to spring: grateful. Teaches hero animals' language (Cf. B217). B375.2
- Bird released: grateful. B375.3
- Eagle released: grateful. B375.3.1
- Squirrel released: grateful and helpful. B375.4
- Monkey released: grateful. B375.5
- Rat released: grateful. B375.6
- Leopard released: grateful. B375.7
- Turtle released: grateful. B375.8
- Serpent released: grateful. B375.9
- Jackal released: grateful. B375.10
- Wasp released from vase full of honey: grateful. B376
- Animal grateful for relief from pain. B380
- Grateful hyena leads lost hermit from wilderness as reward for his help. B380.1
- Animal grateful for removal of bone lodged in its throat. B382
- Saint cures the blind young ones of a hyena or wolf by the sign of the cross and the application of his saliva. (Cf. D1500.1.8.1.) The animal mother is grateful. B384
- Serpent relieved from sand blown in eyes: grateful. B385
- Tigress grateful for opening of abscess. B386
- Tiger grateful for woman assisting tigress as midwife. B387
- Cobra grateful for cure of ulcer. B388
- Animals grateful for other kind acts. B390
- Animal grateful for food. B391
- Cobra grateful to prince for milk. B391.1.1
- Snake grateful because man feeds her young snakes milk. B391.1.2
- Snake grateful for pouring milk into its hole. B391.1.3
- Animals given water to drink: grateful. B391.4
- Animals grateful for being given appropriate food. Hero finds dog with hay and horse with meat. He changes it about. B392.1
- Animals grateful for shelter. B393
- Cow grateful for being milked. (Cf. B411.) B394
- Buffaloes grateful for care of their calves. B395
- Buffaloes grateful for being cleaned and combed. B395.1
- Cows grateful for hero's housekeeping for them. B396
- Grateful fox fetches fox liver as remedy. B514.1
- Eagle saves man from falling wall. The grateful eagle swoops down and takes the man's hat, and thus gets him away from the wall that is about to fall. B521.2.1
- Grateful hawk attacks hero's enemies. B524.1.9
- Grateful hare raises animal army for hero. B524.6
- Animals recover lost wishing ring. Grateful cat, dog, and snake compel mouse to steal it from thief. B548.1
- Grateful dragon king gives hero advice. B560.1
- Robbers frightened by grateful dog. B576.1.2
- Grateful whales disgorge gold. B583.1
- Grateful bull draws one hundred carts for wager for master. B587.3
- Tabu: revealing help of grateful animal. C427
- Transformation: meat to toad. Punishment for ungrateful son. D444.2
- Magic object received from grateful fairy. Hero has cured sick fairy by making her laugh. D813.2
- Magic object received from grateful person. D817
- Magic object received from grateful father of redeemed snake. D817.1.2
- Grateful objects. D1658
- River grateful for being praised even when ugly. (Cf. D915.) D1658.1.1
- Figs grateful for being praised even when ill-tasting. (Cf. D981.5.) D1658.1.2
- Bitter water grateful for being praised. (Cf. D1242.1.) D1658.1.3
- Continually slamming doors grateful for being fastened. (Cf. D1146.) D1658.1.4
- Apple-tree grateful for being shaken. (Cf. D950, D1610.2.0.1.) D1658.1.5
- Tree grateful for having boughs trimmed. D1658.1.5.1
- Tree grateful for having milk poured on roots. D1658.1.5.2
- River grateful for being given color. D1658.1.6
- Kinds of grateful objects. (See also D1658.1.) D1658.2
- Grateful stove. (Cf. D1161.) D1658.2.1
- Grateful carpets. (Cf. D1155.) D1658.2.2
- Grateful plant. D1658.2.3
- Services of grateful objects. D1658.3
- Grateful objects give advice. (Cf. D1312.) D1658.3.1
- Grateful objects help in choice of caskets. D1658.3.2
- Grateful objects give helper gifts. D1658.3.3
- Grateful objects help fugitive. (Cf. D1393, D1611.) D1658.3.4
- Magic sight gift of grateful animals. D1821.11
- The grateful dead. E341
- Dead grateful for having corpse ransomed. Corpse is being held unburied because of nonpayment of debts. Hero pays debt and secures burial of corpse. E341.1
- Dead grateful for having been spared indignity to corpse. Kind man has given it burial. E341.1.1
- Dead grateful for food. E341.2
- Dead grateful for prayers. E341.3