Swallow thrown on his tail: cause of split tail. (Cf. A2378.5.1.)

Motif

Swallow thrown on his tail: cause of split tail. (Cf. A2378.5.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2214.1

Filed across the traditions

Flemish DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 87 No. 85.
general Dh II 126, III 419. – Aarne FFC VII 16 No. 85

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics from dropping ancient animal from air.

Filed beside it

Ant thrown from heaven: hence narrow waist. God decides dispute between ant and spider in spider's favor. (Cf. A2355.1.2.) Unicorn thrown from ark and drowned: hence no longer exists Crab thrown to ground: breaks into small pieces. Hence crabs are small Tortoise hurled on rock: half falls on land, half in water. Therefore amphibious Bat falls from high perch due to extreme heat of sun's rays, breaks bones, etc. Hence peculiar feet and nose

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Why swallow has forked tail. (Cf. A2214.1.)

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