Buffalo and cow exchange hides: hence bad fitting hides. (Cf. A2311.6.)

Motif

Buffalo and cow exchange hides: hence bad fitting hides. (Cf. A2311.6.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities. · view the constellation · filed as A2247.1

Filed across the traditions

Indonesian *De Vries's list No. 97.

Within the index

Filed under 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.)

Filed beside it

Snake and turtle exchange head for fangs. Explains snake's fangs and snake-like head of turtle. (Cf. A2320.2, A2345.5.) Rhinoceros exchanges his red hide for hippopotamus's black. (Cf. A2411.1.6.2., A2411.1.6.7.) Dove and magpie exchange eggs – dove's seven for magpie's two: why dove has two eggs. (Cf. A2486.3.) Toad trades his tail for mole's eyes Beaver and muskrat exchange tails

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Origin of cow's and buffalo's hides. (Cf. A2247.1.)

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