Hawk (vulture) loses grandmother: still hovers and seeks her. (Cf. A2471.3.)

Motif

Hawk (vulture) loses grandmother: still hovers and seeks her. (Cf. A2471.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2275.5.2

Filed across the traditions

Ibo (Nigeria) Basden 274, (Cameroon): Mansfield 233.

Within the index

Filed under Animal's seeking attitude from ancient loss. The ancient animal loses something. Its descendants are forever seeking for the lost object. This explains the characteristic bearing of certain animals. (Cf. A2471.)

Filed beside it

Hog loses pancake in mud: still seeks it. (Cf. A2471.2, A2477.1, Z24.1.) Bat, diver, and thornbush shipwrecked. Bat brought money, bush put on clothes, and diver brought leather. All shipwrecked. Diver is looking for his leather. Bush looks for his clothers and holds fast to all passers-by. Bat is abroad only at night to escape creditors. (Cf. A2471.4, A2491.1.) Dolphins seek King Solomon's ring. He loses his magic ring in the sea. They are sent by God to get it. This is why they go up and down in the sea. (Cf. A2444.2.) Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. (Cf. A2471.1.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Why hawk (vulture) hovers over camp-fire: seeks grandmother. (Cf. A2275.5.2.)

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