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- Speaking stars. A769.4
- Truth-speaking cow. B132
- Truth-speaking horse. B133
- Speaking horse-head. The helpful magic horse (B181) is killed (B330). The head is preserved and placed on the wall. It speaks and reveals the treachery practiced against the heroine. B133.3
- Speaking animals. B210
- 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
- Speaking sheep. B211.1.1
- Speaking ram. B211.1.1.1
- Speaking goat. B211.1.2
- Speaking horse. B211.1.3
- Speaking ass. B211.1.3.1
- Speaking mule. B211.1.3.2
- Speaking hog. B211.1.4
- Speaking cow. B211.1.5
- Speaking ox. B211.1.5.1
- Speaking buffalo. B211.1.5.2
- Speaking bullock. B211.1.5.3
- Speaking yak. B211.1.5.4
- Speaking calf. B211.1.5.5
- Speaking camel. B211.1.6
- Speaking dog. B211.1.7
- Speaking cat. B211.1.8
- Speaking beast – wild. B211.2
- Speaking stag. B211.2.1
- Speaking lion. B211.2.2
- Speaking tiger. B211.2.2.1
- Speaking jaguar. B211.2.2.2
- Speaking bear. B211.2.3
- Speaking wolf. B211.2.4
- Speaking fox. B211.2.5
- Speaking hare (rabbit). B211.2.6
- Speaking sea-beast. B211.2.7
- Speaking seal. B211.2.7.1
- Speaking mouse. B211.2.8
- Speaking rat. B211.2.9
- Speaking monkey. B211.2.10
- Speaking bird. B211.3
- 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
- Speaking tabu. C400
- Tabu: speaking during certain time. C401
- Tabu: speaking during vigil. C401.1
- Tabu: speaking during seven days of danger. As result of prophecy of seven days of danger, an injunction of silence is imposed during this period. C401.2
- Tabu: speaking while searching for treasure. C401.3
- Tabu: speaking about lost money which is to be regained by witchcraft. The loser cannot refrain from speaking of his loss; the money cannot be recovered. C401.3.1
- Tabu: speaking while raising sunken church bell. C401.4
- Tabu: speaking while gathering fernseed to make wishes come true, at midnight on Christmas Eve when fernseed ripens and falls immediately. C401.5
- Tabu: speaking while taking a bath. C401.6
- Tabu: speaking before certain time. C402
- Tabu: king speaking before his druids speak. C402.1
- Tabu: people speaking before king speaks. C402.2
- Tabu: speaking of extraordinary sight. (Cf. C411, C491.) C423.2
- Tabu: speaking of good luck. C424
- Other speaking tabus. C490
- Tabu: speaking to strangers. C492
- Tabu: speaking to the dead. C497
- Speaking tabu: the one forbidden expression. C498
- Speaking tabu: the one forbidden expression C498.1
- Additional speaking tabus. C499
- Tabu: speaking in otherworld. (Cf. C400.) C715
- Tabu: speaking in fairyland. C715.1
- Magic flight with the help of a he-goat. Speaking he-goat saves the girl promised to the devil. D674
- Disenchantment by speaking proper words. D789.6.1
- Disenchantment as proof of truth. The prodigy convinces judge that witness is speaking truth. D797
- Speaking and walking divan brings supernatural information. D1310.8
- Speaking trees give prophecy. D1311.4.2
- Speaking grass gives advice. (Cf. D965.12.) D1312.3
- Speaking spittle reveals truth. (Cf. D1001.) D1316.3
- Magic speaking reed (tree) betrays secret. King has whispered secret to hole in the ground. Reed growing from this hole tells the secret. D1316.5
- Speaking blood reveals murder. D1318.5.4
- Speaking flesh reveals murder. D1318.7.0.1
- Speaking earth reveals murder. (Cf. D935, D1610.19.) D1318.16
- Speaking lamp prevents king from killing queen. (Cf. D1162.) D1381.29
- Magic speaking objects. D1610
- Speaking sink-hole. (Cf. D933.) D1610.1
- Speaking tree. (Cf. D950, D1317.20.) D1610.2
- Speaking oak. (Cf. D950.2.) D1610.2.1
- Speaking bush. (Cf. D964.) D1610.2.2
- Speaking plant. (Cf. D965, F815.) D1610.3
- Speaking gourd. (Cf. D965.2.) D1610.3.1
- Speaking bean. (Cf. D983.1.) D1610.3.2
- Speaking pouka-herb. D1610.3.3