Origin of snake's back. From a stick. (Cf. A2262.3.)

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Origin of snake's back. From a stick. (Cf. A2262.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: trunk. · view the constellation · filed as A2356.1.1

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Filed under Origin of animal's back.

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Serpent steals from God's coat a stick for his back. (Cf. A2356.1.1.)

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