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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 fatalHow goats lost tails. (Cf. A2216.2.)How frogs lost tails. (Cf. A2231.4, A2236.3.)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 tailWhy flies lack tail
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Why animals have tail. (Cf. A2286.2.4.)Why animal has long tailWhy animal has short tailWhy animal has forked tailWhy animal has bushy tailWhy animal has flat tailOrigin of color of animal's tailNature of animal's tail – miscellaneous

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