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Group No. 34


Letter

B. Animals

Group No.

B100 – B199

Group name

Magic animals

Description

B101.1. Bird with golden head. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
B101.1.2. Bird with golden feet. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B102.7. Golden dog. Jewish: Neuman.

B121.1. Dog with magic wisdom. – Krappe "The dog king" Scandinavian Studies XVII (1942) 148ff., Icel.: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; Irish: Beal. XXI 310.
 
B121.3. Cat with magic wisdom. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B121.4. Ass (mule) with magic wisdom. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B121.5. Ox with magic wisdom. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B123.1. Wise serpent. (Cf. B161 – 165, B176.) – *Scott Thumb 173. – Hebrew: Genesis 3:1; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton III 145, V 305, 328, 390; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
B123.1.1. Serpent's wisdom from eating from tree of knowledge. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B126.1. Frog with magic knowledge. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B131. Bird of truth. A bird which reveals the truth. (Cf. B122, B141, B172.) – *Type 707; *BP II 380 (Gr. No. 96); *Köhler-Bolte I 118; *Fb "fugl". – Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "oiseau"; Jewish: Neuman; Arabian: Burton Arabian Nights SV 245; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda. – Africa (Angola): Chatelain 153 No. 16, (Ibo [Nigeria]): Thomas 48, (Fjort): Dennett 92 No. 23, (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 78 No. 12.
 
B131.7. Birds reveal innocence of suspect. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B133.0.1. Truth-telling ass (mule). Jewish: Neuman.
 
B136. Truth-telling deer. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B143.0.4. Raven as prophetic bird. Jewish: Neuman; Icel.: Boberg.
 
B143.0.5. Hen as prophetic bird. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B143.0.6. Dove as prophetic bird. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B143.0.7. Eagle as prophetic bird. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B151. Animal determines road to be taken. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B151.1.1.2. Ass determines road to be taken. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B151.1.5. Camel determines road to be taken. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B155.3. Animal determines burial place of saint. Günter Christliche Legende des Abendlandes 55; Sloet De Dieren in het Germanische Volksgeloof in Volksgebruik 153f.; Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
B163.1. Wisdom from fox. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B163.1.1. Wisdom from eating fox's heart. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B165.2. Animal languages learned from frog. *Type 670B*; Jewish: Neuman.
 
B172. Magic bird. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 203. (Cf. B101 – B103 passim,B113, B115.2, B122, B131, B141, B143, B147.2, B151.2, B155.2.3, B157.1, B159.1, B159.4, B171.)
 
B176.1.1. Serpent as deceiver in paradise. Hebrew: Genesis 3:1; Jewish: Neuman; Irish myth: Cross; Spanish Exempla: Keller. – Indo-Chinese: Scott Indo-Chinese 269.
 
B177.2. Magic frog. Hdwb. d. Abergl. III 124 s.v. "Frosch"; Jewish: Neuman.
 
B182.1.8. Magic brazen dog. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B184.2.2. Magic ox. (Cf. B154.) – Types 510, 511; cf. Wesselski Märchen before Grimm, introd. – French Canadian: Barbeau JAF XXXIX 16. – Icel.: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman. – Africa (Kaffir): Theal 169, (Basuto): Jacottet 240 No. 35. – Cf. also the giant blue ox of Paul Bunyan (B871.1.1).
 
B184.2.3. Magic bull. Arabian: Burton VIII 120 n., 121, XVII 366f.; Jewish: Neuman.
 
B184.2.4. Magic ox. Jewish: Neuman.
 
B184.2.5. Magic calf. Jewish Neuman.
 
B191.7. Serpent as magician. Jewish: Neuman.

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