Snake refuses to help make road: dies on road. (Cf. A2441.4.1.)

Motif

Snake refuses to help make road: dies on road. (Cf. A2441.4.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2233.1.2

Cited in the index

general Type 55. – Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 19 No. 108.

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

Animals refuse to help dig well: may not drink from river or spring. (Cf. A2435.1.1.) 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 snake does not go on the road. (Cf. A2233.1.2.)

Carried in tale types

The Animals Build a Road (Dig Well) · ATU 55 1 recorded variant

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