Tortoise given hard shell when it ferries rice-goddess across stream

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Tortoise given hard shell when it ferries rice-goddess across stream.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2223.6

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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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Animal characteristics reward for helpfulness.

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Cat helps man build house: may occupy chimney corner. (Cf. A2233.2, A2433.3.1.)Bird carries deity (his daughter) home from land of skulls: given brilliant plumage. (Cf. A2313.4, A2321.6, A2421.5.)Mouse gathers rice for man: may eat a little of his rice daily Pike helps Christ cross stream: made king of fishes Dog guards master's life and wealth: may eat before other animals Ravens show Adam how to bury dead: are born with white feathers Chameleon saves hero's life: may change color. Fang: Einstein 96

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