The constellation
A1945 Creation of gull
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The same sky, in words
filed under
- Creation of charidriiformes · A1940 entry
beneath it
- Gull from transformed cat. A cat catches a strong fish with her claws. The fish carries the cat on its back to the sea, where the gull originates from the cat. (Cf. A1710.) · A1945.1 entry
- Gull a transformed ravished maiden. While he is sleeping, the maiden the hero has stolen is ravished by another man. The hero thereupon turns her into a gull. (Cf. A1710.) · A1945.2 entry
filed beside
- Creation of plover (known as seven whistlers). (Cf. A1715.1.) · A1941 entry
- Origin of snipe · A1942 entry
- Creation of sandpiper · A1944 entry
- Creation of quail · A1946 entry
- Creation of pigeon · A1947 entry
- Creation of dove · A1948 entry