Question

One of these animals helped a prince complete a king's tasks using a dog in an acorn and cloth in a walnut before helping with a final task by having him decapitate her. Another one of these animals slays a shapeshifting ogre in the process of helping Constantino acquire a castle to trick a king. Sir Kay battled one of these animals of Palug. One of these animals from the stories of Reynard the Fox named (-5[1])Tibert claims the title of king of these animals, a title also held by a creature named [this animal]-síth (“shee”). One of these animals named (*) Grimalkin stalks the Scottish highlands, (10[1])and appears in one of the first English novels. Freya’s chariot is driven using two of these (10[1])animals. For 10 points, name these animals, whose black versions are associated with halloween and bad luck. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: cats [accept black cats; accept white cats; accept cath] (In order, clues include Madame d’Aulnoy’s The White Cat, Puss in Boots, Cath Palug, and William Baldwin’s Beware the Cat.)
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Jason ChengJason et al.U[C]SD75-5
Ian TullisAnderson et al.SGV Ventures10410
Kaiwen XiaoALCUClaremont12110
Justine FrenchU[C]SDJason et al.13910

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