Why animal is slippery

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Why animal is slippery.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body. · view the constellation · filed as A2306

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North American IndigenousMyths of the Cherokee, Snake. Fish, and Insect Myths — Myth 5959. THE SMALLER REPTILES— FISHES AND INSECTS
Depth CommentaryPrimitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom, Chapter V

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Why eel is slippery

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Shape of bee's body Animal's body made larger. (Cf. A2213.3.)Animal's body made smaller. (Cf. A2213.1.)Origin of animal's flat body

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