Why jackal has black back. (Cf. A2218.2.)

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Why jackal has black back. (Cf. A2218.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Origin of animal characteristics: trunk. · view the constellation · filed as A2356.3.2

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Depth CommentaryPrimitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom, Chapter X

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Jackal carries sun in bag on back; burns his back black. (Cf. A721.1, A2356.3.2.)

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