Animal characteristics: stolen from another animal. (Cf. A2313.3, A2375.2.2.)

Motif

Animal characteristics: stolen from another animal. (Cf. A2313.3, A2375.2.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities. · view the constellation · filed as A2245

Cited in the index

general Dh III 127f. – India: Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities.

1 finer motif beneath it

Thrush steals woodcock's song. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2423.2.1.)

Filed beside it

Animal characteristics: borrowing and not returning. Animal borrows a member (or quality) from another and refuses to return it. (Cf. A2242, A2313.3, A2345.1, A2351.3, A2375.2.1, A2421.4, A2435.4.1.) Animal characteristics: obtaining for feast and not returning. (Cf. A2378.1.5, A2378.2.6.) Animal characteristics: lending and refusing to receive back Animal characteristics: exchange of qualities. (Cf. A2313.2, A2326.1.2, A2326.1.4, A2326.2.1, A2332.6.5, A2345.4, A2378.1.3, A2378.1.4, A2421.2, A2421.3, A2431.3.3, A2431.3.4, A2435.3.1, A2435.3.2.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Origin of peacock's feathers. (Cf. A2241, A2245.) How fox got his eyes. Stole from birch tree. (Cf. A2245.) Why peacock has ugly feet. (Cf. A2232.7, A2236.2.2, A2375.2.1.) Why dog has hairy paws. Stole from rabbit. (Cf. A2245.)

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