Sloth refuses to help make road: may not look upon sun

Motif

Sloth refuses to help make road: may not look upon sun.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2233.1.4

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India Thompson-Balys.

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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.) 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.)

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