Why crocodile has rough skin. (Cf. A2315.2.)

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Why crocodile has rough skin. (Cf. A2315.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: body covering. · view the constellation · filed as A2311.7

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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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

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Filed under Origin of animal's skin.

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Origin of dog's skin. (Cf. A2210, A2229.2.)Origin of cat's skin. (Cf. A2210.)Origin of wolf's skin. (Cf. A2210.)Origin of hedgehog's skin. (Cf. A2210, A2220.1.)Origin of porcupine's skin. (Cf. A2210.)Origin of cow's and buffalo's hides. (Cf. A2247.1.)Why frog has rough skin Why snakes and lizards change skins. (Cf. A2250.2.)

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Origin of alligator's scales. (Cf. A2311.7.)

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