μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

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.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2281.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Estonian Aarne FFC XXV 143 No. 30
  • Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 88 No. 61
  • Flemish DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 85 No. 53.
  • general *Type 200. Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 11 No. 53
Within the index

Filed under Enmity between animals from original quarrel. (Cf. A2494.1.1, A2494.1.3, A2494.2.3.)

2 finer motifs beneath it
Cat garbles message from man to tiger: enmity between man and tiger Quarrel of dog and cat about which was higher caste
Filed beside it
Squirrel steals dog's needle: enmity between them. (Cf. A2494.4.1.) Why cat and dog fight: dog ate up cat's part in master's reward
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
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.) Enmity between cat and dog. (Cf. A2281.1.) Enmity between dog and cat. (Cf. A2494.1.2, A2281.1.)
Carried in tale types

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