How sheep got horns

Motif

How sheep got horns.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: head. · view the constellation · filed as A2326.1.3

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3126
Tahltan Teit JAFL XXXII 215.

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Filed under How animals got horns.

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How stag got antlers. From camel How caribou got antlers. Exchanged his teeth for walrus's horns. (Cf. A2247.) How ox got horns. Exchanged for horse's teeth. (Cf. A2247.) How goats got horns How horned-viper got horns

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