μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Origin and nature of animal's tail.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Why end of fox's tail is white. (Cf. A2215.5.)Why tail of West African grey parrot is redWhy tip of weasel's tail is blackWhy tip of ermine's tail is black. (Cf. A2218.)Why minivet has red tailWhy swallow has black feathers in tail and only two feathersWhy bird has two beautiful feathers in his tail
Filed beside it
Why animals have tail. (Cf. A2286.2.4.)Why animals lack tailWhy animal has long tailWhy animal has short tailWhy animal has forked tailWhy animal has bushy tailWhy animal has flat tailNature of animal's tail – miscellaneous

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