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.)

Motif

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.)

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

Cited in the index

general Dh III 123–126. – Eskimo (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 307, (Labrador): Hawks GSCan XIV 159.

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics: obtaining another's qualities.

6 finer motifs beneath it

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

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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Origin of magpie's feathers. Exchanges with dove. (Cf. A2247.) How caribou got antlers. Exchanged his teeth for walrus's horns. (Cf. A2247.) How ox got horns. Exchanged for horse's teeth. (Cf. A2247.) Why cats have no horns Why mole is blind Where walrus got his tusks. Traded antlers with caribou for tusks. (Cf. A2247.) Where lizard got tail. From the snake. (Cf. A2247.) Where mole got tail. Traded eyes for it. (Cf. A2247, A2332.6.5.) How woodcock got voice. Traded with turkey. (Cf. A2247) Where crow got voice. Traded with thunder-bird. (Cf. A2247) Ring-dove's nest. Exchanged with gull. (Cf. A2247.) Gull's nest. Exchanged with ringdove. (Cf. A2247.) Food of dog. (Cf. A2247, exchanged with cat.) Food of cat. (Cf. A2247, exchanged with dog.)

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