How wildcat got his mashed face. (Cf. A2213.2.1.)

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How wildcat got his mashed face. (Cf. A2213.2.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2330.1

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“One day he was sleeping on a rock when Coyote came along. He pushed Wild- cat’s nose and tail in, and then went home. At noon Wildcat woke up, and noticed his short nose and tail.”

— Tales of the North American Indians, Tale 32 · served from our shelf receiptuncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 32 receipt

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Filed under Origin of animal characteristics: face.

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Wildcat's (Lynx's) face mashed in. (Cf. A2230.1.)

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