Animals refuse to help dig well: may not drink from river or spring. (Cf. A2435.1.1.)

Motif

Animals refuse to help dig well: may not drink from river or spring. (Cf. A2435.1.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2233.1.1

Filed across the traditions

Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 90 No. 83
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3096, Legends Nos. 176–182.
general Type 55
general Dh III 312ff. – Estonian: Aarne FFC XXV 148 No. 54

Within the index

Filed under Animals refuse to help dig well (make road) and are punished.

Filed beside it

Snake refuses to help make road: dies on road. (Cf. A2441.4.1.) Shrew refuses to help make road: dies on road. (Cf. A2468.1.) Sloth refuses to help make road: may not look upon sun

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Why certain birds may not drink out of river. (Cf. A2233.1.1.)

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