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Motif

Why animal has forked tail.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: body. · Animal characteristics: extremities. · view the constellation · filed as A2378.5

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Filed under Origin and nature of animal's tail.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Why swallow has forked tail. (Cf. A2214.1.) Why hawk has forked tail. (Cf. A2216.5.)
Filed beside it
Why animals have tail. (Cf. A2286.2.4.) Why animals lack tail Why animal has long tail Why animal has short tail Why animal has bushy tail Why animal has flat tail Origin of color of animal's tail Nature of animal's tail – miscellaneous

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