μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Rabbit laughs: cause of hare-lip. (Cf. A2216.3, A2234.4, A2342.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2211.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 89 No. 71
  • India Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 47A
  • general *BP III 75 n. 1. – Finnish: Aarne FFC XXV 144 No. 35
Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics: accidental action of ancient animal.

Filed beside it
Lynx views country from mountainside: cause of his squint. (Cf. A2330.2.) 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 Rat defecates on octopus's head: origin of tubercles on head Goddess scatters pubic hairs on fish: why he has so many bones
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Moon splits hare's lip with hatchet: hence hare-lip. (Cf. A2211.2, A751.5.1, A2342.1.) Hare weeps for mother when forbidden: moon hits him and cleaves lip. (Cf. A2211.2, A2231.8, A2342.1.) Why hare's lip is split. (Cf. A2234.4, A2216.3, A2211.2.)
Carried in tale types

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