Animal reveals mistress's adultery: punished by master. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5, A2422.1.1.)

Motif

Animal reveals mistress's adultery: punished by master. (Cf. A2411.2.1.5, A2422.1.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2237.1

Filed across the traditions

Greek Fox 280 (raven becomes black). – Zuñi: Handy JAFL XXXI 464 No. 17 (dog loses power of speech).

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics punishment for meddling.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Color of raven. (Cf. A2237.1, A2234.1, A2231.1, A2218.1) Why dogs do not speak

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