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B. Animals

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*Seelman (cf. B215 above); Sachs "Das Regiment der anderthalbhundert Vogel" (Stuttgart Verein CV) 278ff.

B233. Parliament of fishes. (Cf. B236.2.) — *BP III 284 (Gr. No. 172); *Dh IV 192 ff.

B233.1. Council of fishes decide to get rid of men (who eat fish). India: Thompson-Balys.

J671.1. Belling the cat. — J2214.6. Men must have been calves once (for they are fond of milk). Fish so reason.

B234. School of animals. India: Thompson-Balys.

B235. Secrets discussed in animal meeting. *Type 613; *BP II 481 (Gr. Nos. 6, 55, 88, 125, 119a); "Christiansen FFC XXIV; Fb "bjørn" IV 43a; Bloomfield Am. Journ. of Philology XLI 309ff.; Bloomfield in Penzer VII viii; — Missouri-French: Carrière; India: Thompson-Balys.

B513. Remedy learned from overhearing animal meeting. B561. Animals tell hero their secrets. N451. Secrets overheard from animal conversation.

B236. Animal parliament elects king. *Type 221; *Dh IV 192ff.; *BP III 278, 284 (Gr. Nos. 171, 172); Wienert FFC LVI 47 (ET 59—63); Penzer V100 n. 1. — Africa (Ibo, Nigeria): Basden 280, (Angola): Chatelain 211 Nos. 32, 33.

B240. King of animals. P11. Choice of kings.

B236.0.1. Animal king chosen as result of a contest. Type 221; *BP III 278; Dh IV 169ff. — India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Gold Coast): Barker and Sinclair 155 No. 30.

K11. Race won by deception. K25. Plying contest won by deception.

B236.1. Election of king of birds. (Cf. B232.) — *Type 221; *BP III 278 (Gr. No. 171); Penzer V 100ff.; India: Thompson-Balys; Panchatantra (tr. Ryder) 304; Bedker Exempler 293 No. 53; Japanese: Ikeda.

B242.1.2. Wren king of birds. Wins contest for kingship.

B236.2. Election of king of fishes. (Cf. B233, B243.) — *BP III 284 (Gr. No. 172); *Dh IV 192ff.

B237. Drinking-bout assembly of animals. Dh II 298ff.; Riegler Wörter und Sachen VI (1914—15) 194f.

B238. Animal council assigns place and work to all.

B238.1. Bird council assigns place and work to all. Eagle as judge. (Cf. B232). — Type 220. Cf. Chaucer "Parlement of Foules".

B238.2. Bird council assigns coats to different birds. India: Thompson-Balys.

B239. Parliament of animals — miscellaneous.

B239.1. Election of fox as mediator to appease angry lion. Jewish: Neuman.

B240. King of animals. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "roi", "bêtes"; Fb "konge" II 265a; Jātaka Index s.v. "king"; India: Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.

A2547. Why certain animal is king. B220. Animal kingdom. B236. Animal parliament elects king. P11. Choice of kings.

B240.1. Bear as king of animals. *Fb "bjørn" IV 42b.