Animal cries: imitation of sounds. (Cf. A2425.)

Motif

Animal cries: imitation of sounds. (Cf. A2425.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2272.1

Cited in the index

general *BP II 283, III 365.

Within the index

Filed under Animal characteristics: imitation of other animal or object.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Nightingale hears boy call oxen: learns her song. (Cf. A2426.2.1.) Cricket hears water hiss on hot iron: learns his song. (Cf. A2426.3.4.) Garden warbler hears smith beat iron: learns his song. (Cf. A2426.2.2.)

Filed beside it

Lizard's tail imitated from snake's

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Origin of animal cries. (Cf. A2261.1, A2272.1, A2275.1, A2275.2.)

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