Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed

Motif

Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Animal characteristics: extremities. · view the constellation · filed as A2376.2

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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.

EstonianAarne FFC XXV 143 No. 29.

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Filed under Animal characteristics: claws and hoofs.

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Why cow has cloven hoof Why porcupine has only four claws How crab got its claws Why crab has legs like teeth of a comb

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