Tortoise cursed for going under water while ferrying rice-goddess: people will be able to kill it with iron-made spears

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Tortoise cursed for going under water while ferrying rice-goddess: people will be able to kill it with iron-made spears.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2231.7.3

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Animal harmful to holy person cursed.

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Animal cursed for betraying holy fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.)Animal cursed for refusing to carry holy fugitive across stream. (Cf. A2371.2.1.)

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