Animal characteristics: accidental action of ancient animal.
Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2211
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Filed under Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. (Cf. A2311.)
15 finer motifs beneath it
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 Rat defecates on octopus's head: origin of tubercles on head Goddess scatters pubic hairs on fish: why he has so many bones
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Animal characteristics from great fear Animal characteristics from squeezing or stretching ancient animal. (Cf. A2231.9) Animal characteristics from dropping ancient animal from air Animal characteristics from throwing members at ancient animal Animal characteristics: members bitten or cut off Appearance of animal from marking or painting Animal characteristics from burning or singeing. (Cf. A2378.8.4, A2411.1.2.5, A2411.1.3.2, A2411.1.4.1, A2411.1.6.5, A2411.2.1.1, A2411.2.1.4, A2411.2.1.9, A2411.2.1.7, A2411.2.1.11, A2411.2.5.2, A2411.2.5.1, A2411.2.1.15, A2411.2.6.8, A2411.4.2, A2411.4.3, A2411.5.3.) Other accidents to ancient animal
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