Animal cursed for betraying holy fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.)

Motif

Animal cursed for betraying holy fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2231.7.1

Filed across the traditions

Ireland Baughman.
general Dh II 51ff.
general Child V 491 s.v. "partridge"

Within the index

Filed under Animal harmful to holy person cursed.

1 finer motif beneath it

Beetle cursed for betraying Holy Family on way to Egypt; beetle now has its eyes always on the ground

Filed beside it

Animal cursed for refusing to carry holy fugitive across stream. (Cf. A2371.2.1.) Tortoise cursed for going under water while ferrying rice-goddess: people will be able to kill it with iron-made spears

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Animal blessed for helping holy fugitive. (Cf. A2231.7.1.)

Carried in tale types

Flight to Egypt · ATU 750E 4 recorded variants

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