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- Origin of birds' morning-songs (from singing angels). A2425.2
- Mermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drowns. B81.11
- Bird shows way by singing. B151.2.0.3
- Singing animal. B214.1
- Singing cow. B214.1.1
- Singing boar. B214.1.2
- Singing cat. B214.1.3
- Singing dog. B214.1.4
- Singing lion. B214.1.5
- Singing fox. B214.1.6
- Singing frog. B214.1.7
- Singing crab. B214.1.8
- Singing mouse. B214.1.9
- Singing snake. B214.1.10
- Singing hippopotamus. B214.1.11
- Singing elephant. B214.1.12
- Singing of birds ceases at time of revelation. B251.8.1
- Tabu: singing. C481
- Magic object acquired by singing. D858
- Singing of wave gives supernatural information. (Cf. D911.1.) D1310.7
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 100 The Wolf is Caught because of his Singing (previously The Wolf as the Dog's Guest Sings)
- ATU 1082A Singing Contest (previously The Soldier Who Rode on Death)
- ATU 1419H Woman Warns Lover of Husband by Singing Song
- ATU 163 The Singing Wolf
- ATU 214A Singing Donkey and Dancing Camel (previously Camel and Ass Together Captured because of Ass's Singing)
- ATU 311B* The Singing Bag
- ATU 780 The Singing Bone