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Why crocodile has short tongue.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: face. · view the constellation · filed as A2344.1.1

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
  • general Dh III 28. Jewish: Neuman
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Filed under Why animal has short tongue.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Why crocodile has half a tongue. (Cf. A2239.7.) Why crocodile has no tongue
Filed beside it
Why alligator has short tongue

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