Rat defecates on octopus's head: origin of tubercles on head

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Rat defecates on octopus's head: origin of tubercles on head.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2211.14

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Tonga Gifford 206.

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Filed under Animal characteristics: accidental action of ancient animal.

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Lynx views country from mountainside: cause of his squint. (Cf. A2330.2.) Rabbit laughs: cause of hare-lip. (Cf. A2216.3, A2234.4, A2342.1.) Wolf falls out of nest: cause of straight back. (Cf. A2356.2.2.) Why some whales die on land: first whale did so Shrew blows nose into snout. Sent after fire, he finds but a little which he tries to revive by hard blowing Spider carries large stone on head and drops it: hence spiders under stones. (Cf. A2433.5.3.) Birds cling to sky in flood: cause of tail colors. (Cf. A2412.2.) Lizard dips head in palm-oil: cause of red head. (Cf. 2320.3.) Lizard swallows fish bone: hence head bobs up and down. (Cf. A2474.1.) Tortoise left out in rain: hard shell develops. (Cf. A2312.1.) How rattlesnake became harmful: earthworm feeds him chili pepper Buffalo helps tiger quench fire: white mark left on buffalo's neck where tiger held on while being ducked in water Stag defeated by snail vomits his gall-bladder Goddess scatters pubic hairs on fish: why he has so many bones

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