Why the sea is salt: heavy rain showers on ashes of wood burnt by primeval fire

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Why the sea is salt: heavy rain showers on ashes of wood burnt by primeval fire.

Mythological motifs. · Establishment of natural order. · Establishment of present order: waters. · view the constellation · filed as A1115.3

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general S. Am. Indian (Tupi): Ehrenreich 16, (Tupinamba): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 133.

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Why the sea is salt: because of wrecked salt ship Why the sea is salt: magic salt mill. Stolen by sea-captain, who takes it aboard and orders it to grind. It will stop only for its master; ship sinks and mill keeps grinding salt

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