God makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751)

Motif

God makes birds, devil reptiles. (Cf. A1751).

Mythological motifs. · Creation of animal life. · Creation of birds. Note: A1900–A1999 is based on the following classification of birds: A1910–A1929. Passeriformes. A1930–A1939. Falconiformes. A1940–A1949. Charidriiformes. A1950–A1959. Coraciiformes. A1960–A1969. Ciconiiformes. A1970–A1999. Miscellaneous birds. · Creation of birds. · view the constellation · filed as A1903

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

FinnishAarne FFC VIII 19 No. 105, XXXIII 54 No. 105
EstonianAarne FFC XXV 148 No. 58
LithuanianBalys Legends No. 124–129.

Within the index

Filed under Creation of birds.

Filed beside it

Various birds from Pharaoh's drowned army. (Cf. A1715.1)The oldest bird

Travels with

The devil's animals and God's. In the contest between God and the devil, certain animals are made by each

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