Tortoise dropped by eagle: hence cracks in his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.1.)

Motif

Tortoise dropped by eagle: hence cracks in his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2214.5.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Ila (Rhodesia)Smith and Dale 373 No. 23.

Within the index

Filed under Tortoise hurled on rock: half falls on land, half in water. Therefore amphibious.

Travels with

Origin of cracks in tortoise's shell

Carried in tale types

The Tortoise Lets itself be Carried by Birds (previously Tortoise Lets self be Carried by Eagle) · ATU 225A1 recorded variant

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