Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's)

Motif

Men and animals readjust span of life. At first, thirty years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animals' lives. Years 1–30 vigorous (man's own); 30–48 burdens and blows (ass's); 48–60 no teeth (dog's); 60–70 foolish (monkey's).

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Ordering of human life. · Determination of span of life. · view the constellation · filed as A1321

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.
general *BP III 290 (Gr. No. 176)
general *Fb "menneske" II 577b
general Halm Aesop No. 173
general Wesselski Bebel II 135 No. 103. – Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 3060, Balys Legends Nos. 113f.

Within the index

Filed under Determination of span of life.

1 finer motif beneath it

Why children learn to walk later than animals

Filed beside it

Determination of relation between birth-rate and death-rate Long span of life for first man Short span of life for first men Why babies die so easily

Carried in tale types

Human and Animal Life Spans Are Readjusted (previously Men and Animals Readjust Span of Life) · ATU 173 1 recorded variant

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