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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B292.4. Stags plow for man. Also draw chariot, bear burdens, and allow saints to use their horns as a book rest. — Saints' legend (Irish): Plummer cxliii—cxliv; Irish myth: Cross; English: Baughman.
B188. Magic deer. B445. Helpful deer. N543.2. Treasure to be found by man who plows with cock and harrows with hen.
B292.4.1. Wild oxen plow for man. Irish myth: Cross.
B411.2. Helpful ox.
B292.4.1.1. Oxen draw saint's plow around whole district in one day. Irish myth: Cross.
B292.4.2. Tiger plows for man. India: *Thompson-Balys.
B292.4.3. Dog plows for man. Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 44f.
B292.5. Bird sings to console man. Saints' legend (Irish): Plummer cxlvi (swan); Irish myth: Cross.
B172. Magic bird. D2011.1. Years seem moments while man listens to song of bird.
B292.6. Black cat as servant of giant. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "chat".
B184. Magic cat. E423.1.2. Revenant as cat. F531.6.1.3. Giant son of black cat. F531.8. Attendants of the giants. G100. Giant ogre. G219.7. Black witch. G225.3. Cat as servant of witch. G241.1.4. Witch rides on cat.
B292.6.1. Thief lives alone with 20 cats that help him keep intruders away. Icel.: *Boberg.
B292.7. Otters supply man with fish and burning wood daily. Irish myth: Cross.
B548.3. Otter recovers lost book from water.
B292.8. Dog as guardian of treasure. *Fb "hund" I 675b (cf. B576.2).
B292.9. Animal as farm laborer.
B292.9.1. Frog works in fields for benefactor. India: Thompson-Balys.
B292.9.2. Chicken as laborer. India: Thompson-Balys.
B292.9.3. Rat servants cut jungle down, till soil for master. India: Thompson-Balys.
B292.10. Dog made king. Icel.: Herrmann Saxo II 579, *Boberg.
B292.11. Tiger carries load of wood for saint. India: *Thompson-Balys.
B292.12. Serpent as saint's whip. India: Thompson-Balys.
B292.13. Ass as tollkeeper. Jewish: Neuman.
B293. Animals dance. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Luba): De Clerq Zs. f. Kolonialsprachen IV 193.
B293.0.1. Animals dance for king. Jewish: Neuman.
B293.1. Dance of cats. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "dance".
B293.2. Dance of frog(s). Tobler Epiphanie der Seele 76. — Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "dance".
B293.3. Dance of tigers. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule. — Korean: Zong in-Sob 149 No. 65.
B293.4. Dance of lions. French Canadian: Sister Marie Ursule.
