E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Animals admitted into Heaven (The).
They are ten: (1) Jonah’s whale; (2) Solomon’s ant; (3) the ram caught by Abraham and sacrificed instead of Isaac; (4) the cuckoo of Belkis; (5) the camel of the prophet Saleh; (6) Balaam’s ass; (7) the ox of Moses; (8) the dog Kratim of the Seven Sleepers; (9) Mahomet’s ass, called Al Borak; and (10) Noah’s dove.
