Present habitat of animals result of ancient quarrel. (Cf. A2433.3.3, A2433.3.4, A2433.3.21, A2433.6.1.)

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Present habitat of animals result of ancient quarrel. (Cf. A2433.3.3, A2433.3.4, A2433.3.21, A2433.6.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Various causes of animal characteristics. · Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes. · view the constellation · filed as A2282

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

BengaNassau 202 No. 32
Ila (Rhodesia)Smith and Dale 372, 381.

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Filed under Animal characteristics from miscellaneous causes.

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Animal characteristics learned from another animal Animal characteristics: imitation of other animal or object Animal habit a reminiscence of former experience Enmity between animals from original quarrel. (Cf. A2494.1.1, A2494.1.3, A2494.2.3.)Two animals learn songs together – one successfully, the other unsuccessfully. (Cf. A2425.)Origin of animal characteristics: animal persuaded into self-injury Animal characteristics established by deity Jesus causes animal characteristics. (Cf. A2221, A2231.)Animal characteristics obtained during deluge Animal characteristics: change for convenience Wild animals lose their ferocity through fear of Behemoth

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Why tiger lives in jungle Why hare lives in bush. (Cf. A2282.)Why hyena stays in burrow. (Cf. A2282.)Haunts of tortoise (turtle)Why tortoise lives in logs in stream. (Cf. A2282.)

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