Why hare has deep-set eyes. (Cf. A2239.1.)

Motif

Why hare has deep-set eyes. (Cf. A2239.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2332.4.1

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Filed under Shape and position of animal's eyes.

Filed beside it

Why crab lifts eye out of body or has eye behind. (Cf. A2231.10, A2231.1.3.) Why frog's eyes bulge out

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Discourteous answer: why crab has eyes behind. (Cf. A2332.4.1.) Hare punished for perjury: eyes deep in head. (Cf. A2332.4.1.)

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