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- Formerly men plowed and cattle were their masters. A1101.2.1
- Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt. A1115.2
- Why woman is master of her husband. (Cf. A1372.9.) A1557
- Dog guards master's life and wealth: may eat before other animals. A2223.5
- Animal reveals mistress's adultery: punished by master. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5, A2422.1.1.) A2237.1
- Why cat and dog fight: dog ate up cat's part in master's reward. A2281.3
- Dog looks for the most powerful master. Stays for good in man's service, since man fears no one. A2513.1.1
- Dog returns from dead to clear master of murder. B134.5
- Horse weeps for master's (saint's) approaching death. B141.2.1
- Falcon saves master from drinking poisoned water. B143.1.4
- Baalam's ass. Advises master that angel is barring the way. B151.1.1.2.2
- 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 leave wicked and go to pious master. B292.0.2
- Rat servants cut jungle down, till soil for master. B292.9.3
- 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 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
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 1002 Destroying the Master's Property (previously Dissipation of the Ogre's Property)
- ATU 103C* An Old Donkey Meets the Bear (previously Old Ass Turned out by Master Meets Bear or Lion)
- ATU 1099 The Giant as Master Builder
- ATU 1440 The Substituted Animal (previously The Tenant Promises his Daughter to his Master against her will)
- ATU 1525 The Master Thief [K301]
- ATU 1562A 'The Barn is Burning!' A master has instructed his farmhand (a traveler) to use peculiar names for everything, for example, Purity for the cat, Beauty for the fire, High for the roof (and punishes the farmhand when he does not)
- ATU 1562J* 'Sing It!' A pharmacist's (farmer's) servant who stutters tries to tell his master that the laboratory is burning (that he fell into a canal along with his horse and wagon)
- ATU 1567 Stingy Household (previously Hungry Servant Reproaches Stingy Master)
- ATU 1567E The Hungry Man's Lies (previously Hungry Apprentice's Lies Attract Master's Attention)
- ATU 1568* The Master and the Farmhand at the Table