Why the wolf's muzzle is black

Motif

Why the wolf's muzzle is black.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2335.4.5

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

LithuanianBalys Index No. 3087, Legends No. 147.

Within the index

Filed under Origin and nature of animal's snout (muzzle).

Filed beside it

Why hog has short snout. (Cf. A2287.1.)Why hog has round snout. Creation of hog incomplete since God had to go to fire. (Cf. A2286.1.1.)Why dog has black muzzle. (Cf. A2229.1.)Why coyote has long muzzle. (Cf. A2213.4.1.)Why rat has long snout

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