μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • Am. Negro (Georgia)Harris Remus 129 No. 27
  • CherokeeAlexander N. Am. 65.
Within the index

Filed under Why certain animals are bare of covering.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Why kangaroo-rat's tail is not bushyWhy jackal has bare tailWhy rat's tail is round and without any hair. (Cf. A2378.9.5.)
Filed beside it
Why swine's belly is bareWhy fly is baldWhy buzzard is baldWhy crow's head is baldWhy raven is baldWhy magpie is baldWhy vulture is baldWhy bat is baldWhy bird's feet are bareWhy baboon has bare place on back. (Cf. A2213.2.3.)Why john-crow has bald head
Carried in tale types

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