How ostrich lost beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2252.3.)

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How ostrich lost beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2252.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: general appearance. · view the constellation · filed as A2402.2

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Filed under Cause of animal's ugliness.

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Cause of serpent's ugliness. (Cf. A2286.0.1.)

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Race of culture hero with ostrich: ostrich loses beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2402.2.)

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