Why crab lifts eye out of body or has eye behind. (Cf. A2231.10, A2231.1.3.)

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Why crab lifts eye out of body or has eye behind. (Cf. A2231.10, A2231.1.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2332.4.2

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Filed under Shape and position of animal's eyes.

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Why hare has deep-set eyes. (Cf. A2239.1.) Why frog's eyes bulge out

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Discourteous answer: why crab has eyes behind. (Cf. A2332.4.1.) Crab beats deity's forbidden drum: eyes lift out of body. (Cf. A2332.4.2.)

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