Creation of cuckoo

Motif

Creation of cuckoo.

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 miscellaneous birds. · view the constellation · filed as A1993

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

FlemishDeMeyer FFC XXXVII 88 No. 94a
LithuanianBalys Index No. 3134ff., Legends Nos. 248–252
IndiaThompson-Balys.
general Dh II 99, 101 Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 90 No. 78

Within the index

Filed under Creation of miscellaneous birds.

1 finer motif beneath it

Cuckoo a transformed baker

Filed beside it

Creation of diver (bird)Origin of swan Creation of duck Creation of chicken Creation of crane Creation of parrot Creation of peacock Creation of papiha

Travels with

Animals from men transformed for discourtesy to God (Jesus). (Cf. A1831, A1862, A1871.)

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