Animal characteristics as reward – miscellaneous — Mythoi

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Animal characteristics as reward – miscellaneous.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as reward. · view the constellation · filed as A2229

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Filed under Animal characteristics as reward.

6 finer motifs beneath it

Dog rescues cow's teats from fire: origin of his black muzzle. (Cf. A2335.4.3.) Dog lets devil into church to steal: rewarded with dog-skin. (Cf. A2311.1.) Owl will not betray curate: therefore may live in steeple. (Cf. A2433.4.1.) Fly steals fire from spider: may eat everywhere. Spider brings fire from hell. Fly steals it from him on the way. (Cf. A2545.1.) Cuckoo delivers other birds from their cruel king: they agree to hatch out cuckoo's young Bird has red spot on its tail as reward for having moved woman's organ to its present position

Filed beside it

Hedgehog's skin reward for good deed. (Cf. A2311.4.) Animal characteristics reward for pious act. (Cf. A2231.) Animal characteristics reward for hospitality Animal characteristics reward for helpfulness

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