Animal who steals fire scorched: cause of his color. (Cf. A1415.)

Motif

Animal who steals fire scorched: cause of his color. (Cf. A1415.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: change in ancient animal. · view the constellation · filed as A2218.3

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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.

general Dh III 93ff. – India: Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under 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.)

Filed beside it

Raven caught in smoke-hole: hence is black. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5.)Jackal carries sun in bag on back; burns his back black. (Cf. A721.1, A2356.3.2.)Coyote burnt when hay is set afire: hence yellow patch behind his ears Robin steals fire, has breast scorched Raven singes feet on hot stones: why its wings clap when it flies. (Cf. A2442.2.1.)Rabbit burns self under chin when he steals an ember Eel burned by torch: hence red eyes

Travels with

Theft of fire. Mankind is without fire. A culture hero steals it from the owner

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