Faulkner and Morrison have borrowed heavily from the Bible in their works, As I Lay Dying and Song of Solomon respectively. Of particular interest is their regular use of animal imagery drawn from the Holy Book in order to achieve magical realism in their texts. A number of animals featured in King James Version Bible, Job chapters 39 to 41 have been used prominently by these two literary artists. The most prominent animals highlighted in Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying include the horse, snake, vulture, fish and mules (biblically referred to as asses). In S ong of Solomon by Morrison, bull (referred to as ox in the book of Job in the Bible), peacock and dogs have been used. Magical realism is the underlying feature of African-American literature. This is partly due to the protracted history of forced labor, servitude, abject poverty and cruel racial discrimination endured by the blacks in America. Escape from such suffering was nearly impossible; hence, the resort to fantastic forms of liberation. This aspect is reflected heavily in African-American literature. It is evidenced in the two books by Faulkner and Morrison. Reference is made to an extraordinary horse in King James Version Bible, Job 39:19-23. This is a fearless horse that does not shy away from battle. The same attribute is alluded to by the horse that Jewel rides on their way to bury their mother at Jefferson. Through the eyes of Darl, it is described: “… watches Jewel as he passes, the horse moving with a light, high kneed driving gait, three hundred yards back …”(Faulkner, p. 101). This is equally an extraordinary horse like the one Job describes to God. It is able to travel long distances as the other members of the hearse board a wagon. The resort to magical realism in this instance is to provide a way of escape for Jewel, who does not want to accompany a corpse to Jefferson. However, this kind of escape is short-lived as the horse has to be sold later on to meet an emergent need. Another use of magical realism of animals is illustrated by the use of the mules to transport the casket after the wagon is destroyed in the floods. In King James Version Bible, Job 39: 5, Job asks his creator about the freeing of the mule so that it can serve mankind. Reference to mules is made by Darl who says: “ I promised my word me and the boys would get her there quick as mules could walk it …” (Faulkner, p. 18). Due to flooding, all the bridges are washed away, bringing the Bundren funeral procession to an untimely halt. There is no way of getting across the flooded rivers, especially when the wagon is wrecked by a log floating along the swollen river. The use of the mules appears rather magical. Biblical magical realism is also evident in the use of the image of the vultures in the novel by Faulkner. As Addie is about to die, her absentee husband, Anse, is described as a vulture hovering in the background waiting for her to die; just as they usually do. More than four vultures are reported on the barn (Faulkner, p. 512). The feathery species are also alluded to by Job as he converses with his maker (King James Version Bible, Job 39: 26). Job wonders where they get the wisdom to do what they do. In this story, the Bundrens wo