μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Origin and nature of animal's tail.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Why hare has short tail. (Cf. A2215.2, A2262.)Why bear has short tail. (Cf. A2378.2.4.)Why marmot has short tailWhy tortoise has short tail. (Cf. A2216.4.)Why jackal's tail is shortWhy monkey has short tailWhy crow has short tail
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Why animals have tail. (Cf. A2286.2.4.)Why animals lack tailWhy animal has long 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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