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

Motif

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

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2213.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general Dh III 54, (cf. I 201f., 248, II 195)

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics from squeezing or stretching ancient animal. (Cf. A2231.9).

4 finer motifs beneath it

Wildcat's (Lynx's) face mashed in. (Cf. A2230.1.) Tortoise pressed into earth: hence humpy back. (Cf. A2356.2.9.) Baboon pressed on hot, flat rock: hence bald place on his back. (Cf. A2317.10.) Why lobster is shallow: insulted cattle step on it

Filed beside it

Ancient animal squeezed: hence small size. (Cf. A2302.) Animals' size increased by stretching. (Cf. A2312.1, A2301.) Animal characteristics changed by stretching Animal characteristics from being struck

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Markings on fish. (Cf. A2217.3, A2213.2.)

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