How quail got voice.
Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: voice and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as A2421.4.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Lithuanian Balys Legends No. 267.
Within the index
Filed under How partridge got voice. Borrowed from tortoise. (Cf. A2241).
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