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Motif

Why mole is blind.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2332.6.5

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Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 38 No. 287
  • Jewish Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under "Blindness" in animals. Animals really or supposedly blind.

Filed beside it
Why blindworm has no eyes. (Cf. A2241.5.) Why giant lizard is blind. Chose poison instead of eyes Why grasshopper is born blind. (Cf. A2233.4.) Why worm is blind. (Cf. A2284.3.) Why owl is blind by day. (Cf. A2233.3.) Why elephant sees half-blindly Why leech is blind Why bee is blind
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Animal punished for hardheadedness (frog toothless, mole sightless) Animal characteristics: exchange of qualities. (Cf. A2313.2, A2326.1.2, A2326.1.4, A2326.2.1, A2332.6.5, A2345.4, A2378.1.3, A2378.1.4, A2421.2, A2421.3, A2431.3.3, A2431.3.4, A2435.3.1, A2435.3.2.) Where mole got tail. Traded eyes for it. (Cf. A2247, A2332.6.5.)

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