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

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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

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

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Filed under Animal characteristics punishment for meddling.

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

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