How frogs lost tails. (Cf. A2231.4, A2236.3.)

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How frogs lost tails. (Cf. A2231.4, A2236.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Animal characteristics: extremities. · view the constellation · filed as A2378.2.3

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Why quail has no tail. Tricks crab into pulling out tail instead of killing her. Says that gripping her neck would not hurt but that pulling tail will be fatal How goats lost tails. (Cf. A2216.2.) How bear lost tail. (Cf. A2216.1.) Why hydrax has no tail. (Cf. A2235.) How frog lost tail. (Cf. A2242, lent to squirrel.) How toad lost tail Why flies lack tail

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Frog fails to honor infant Jesus: loses tail. (Cf. A2221.1, A2378.2.3 Animal punished for not warning of devil's temptation in Eden

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