Baboon pressed on hot, flat rock: hence bald place on his back. (Cf. A2317.10.)

Motif

Baboon pressed on hot, flat rock: hence bald place on his back. (Cf. A2317.10.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2213.2.3

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Hottentot) Bleek 39 No. 19
Indonesian De Vries's list No. 74.

Within the index

Filed under Animal pressed: hence facial or bodily marks. (Cf. A2412.4.)

Filed beside it

Wildcat's (Lynx's) face mashed in. (Cf. A2230.1.) Tortoise pressed into earth: hence humpy back. (Cf. A2356.2.9.) Why lobster is shallow: insulted cattle step on it

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Why baboon has bare place on back. (Cf. A2213.2.3.)

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