The constellation
A2241 Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.)
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- Stag's horns borrowed from dog. (Cf. A2326.1.1.) · A2241.1 entry
- Owl's wings borrowed from rat (or other animal) · A2241.2 entry
- Partridge's voice borrowed from tortoise · A2241.3 entry
- Cuckoo borrows food from other birds. (Cf. A2435.4.1.) · A2241.4 entry
- Nightingale borrows blindworm's eye. Each has one eye. Nightingale borrow's blindworm's and will not return it.(Cf. A2332.6.1.) · A2241.5 entry
- Jay borrows cuckoo's skin. (Cf. A2313.1.) · A2241.6 entry
- Squirrel borrows coney's tail. When coney's tail is not returned, he goes in shame to live among rocks. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2433.3.5.) · A2241.7 entry
- Boy borrows python's hands and feet: hence python lacks them. (Cf. A2371.3.1.) · A2241.8 entry
- Hornbill borrows tomtit's bill. (Cf. A2343.1.4.) · A2241.9 entry
- Beaver borrows muskrat's tail and never gives it back · A2241.10 entry
- Monkey borrows tail from deer and refuses to return it · A2241.11 entry
cross-ref
- Animal characteristics: obtaining for feast and not returning. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2378.2.6.) · A2242 entry
- Origin of peacock's feathers. (Cf. A2241, A2245.) · A2313.3 entry
- Where horse got his upper teeth. Borrowed them from buffalo. (Cf. A2241.) · A2345.1 entry
- Where Jahrvogel (rhytidoceros) got its necklace. Borrowed form dove. (Cf. A2241.) · A2351.3 entry
- Why partridge has pretty feet. Exchanged with peacock. (Also told of jay and flamingo.) (Cf. A2241.) · A2375.2.1 entry
- How partridge got voice. Borrowed from tortoise. (Cf. A2241) · A2421.4 entry
- Food of cuckoo. (Cf. A2241.4.) · A2435.4.1 entry
carried in tale type
- The Jay Borrows the Cuckoo's Skin · ATU 235