Why flounder's mouth is crooked. (Cf. A2252.4, A2231.1.2.)

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Why flounder's mouth is crooked. (Cf. A2252.4, A2231.1.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2341.1

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IrishBeal XXI 327.

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Discourteous answer: flounder's crooked mouth. When God asks him where he is going, instead of answering he turns to go toward God. His mouth becomes crooked. (Cf. A2341.1.)Flounder complains in race: crooked mouth. In race between fish he cries out in jealousy because herring is winning. He is punished with crooked mouth. (Cf. A2341.1.)

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