Why crab has legs like teeth of a comb

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Why crab has legs like teeth of a comb.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Animal characteristics: extremities. · view the constellation · filed as A2376.5

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Filed under Animal characteristics: claws and hoofs.

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Why cow has cloven hoof Dog's claws as grains under paws. In the great famine, God leaves the dog grain under his paws. From this grows new seed Why porcupine has only four claws How crab got its claws

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