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Motif-Index of Folk-Literature
B240.2. Rabbit as king of animals. Chuh (Indians of Guatemala): Kunst JAFL XXVIII 353 No. 1; India: Thompson-Balys.
B240.3. Wild man as king of animals. Chinese: Werner 392.
B240.4. Lion as king of animals. (Cf. K961, K962, K1632.) — Wienert FFC LVI 47; Benfey Panchatantra I 91, 230; Bedker Exempler 277 No. 17, 303 No. 74; Jewish: Neuman; Graf FFC XXXVII passim; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda.
B240.4.1. Minister of lion-king a crane. India: Thompson-Balys.
B240.5. Tortoise as king of animals. Africa (Mbundu): Bell JAFL XXXV 135ff. No. 15.
B240.6. Gazelle as king of animals. Africa (Luba): De Clerq Zs. f. Kolonialspr. IV 195f. No. 8.
B240.7. Buffalo as king of animals. Africa (Luba): De Clerq Zs. f. Kolonialspr. IV 198ff. No. 10.
B240.8. Fox as king of animals. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B240.9. Dog as king of animals. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B240.10. Wolf as king of animals. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B240.11. Camel as king of animals. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B240.12. Monkey as king of animals. Wienert FFC LVI 47.
B240.13. Tiger as king of animals. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges; India: Thompson-Balys.
B240.14. Elephant as king of animals. India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Fang): Trilles 175, (Cameroon): Mansfield passim.
B240.15. Crocodile as king of animals. Africa (Fang): Trilles 158.
B241. King of beasts (quadrupeds).
B241.1. Various beasts as king of beasts.
B241.2. King of the various kinds of beasts.
B241.2.1. King of lions. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "roi"; Malone PMLA XLIII 409.
B241.2.2. King of monkeys. Cowell Jataka III 225 No. 407; Penzer V 127ff.; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 287; Chinese: Eberhard 40 No. 27, 411 s.v. "Affenkönig".
J815.1. Lion rewarded by king of apes.
B241.2.3. Kino of cats. Fb "kattekonge". — English: Jacobs More Eng. 237; Irish myth: Cross.
B184. Magic cat. B342. Cat leaves house when report is made of death of one of his companions. B871.10. Giant cat.
B241.2.4. King of rats. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "rats"; India: Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 28 No. 12.
B221.2. Kingdom of rats.
B241.2.5. King of mice. English: Jacobs English 82 No. 17; India: *Thompson-Balys.
M244.1. Bargain with king of mice.