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.)

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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.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2275.5

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Filed under Animal habit a reminiscence of former experience.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Hog loses pancake in mud: still seeks it. (Cf. A2471.2, A2477.1, Z24.1.) Hawk (vulture) loses grandmother: still hovers and seeks her. (Cf. A2471.3.) 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.)

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Animal cries a lament for person lost when animal was transformed. (Cf. A2260, A2425.) Animal cries a lament over animal's transformation. (Cf. A2425, A2426.2.5.) Animal cries reminiscent of former life as man. (Cf. A2261.1, A2426.2.3, A2426.2.4.) Animal cries recall ancient adventure. The ancient animal cries out in difficulty. The present animal has the same cry. (Cf. A2426.1.1, A2426.4.1.) Son accidentally kills father, who returns to life as cuckoo and tells people when to sow grain

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. Dog is given a certificate of nobility. Through cat's carelessness it is lost. (Cf. A2275.5, A2494.1.2.) Why animals continually seek something. (Cf. A2275.5.)

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