Why caribou has small eyes

Motif

Why caribou has small eyes.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2332.3.3

Filed across the traditions

Eskimo (Labrador) Hawks GSCan XIV 161.

Within the index

Filed under Size of animals' eyes.

Filed beside it

Why lemur has big eyes. (Cf. A2234.3.) Why zabi's eyes are narrow: because he laughs so hard

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