μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Why cat purrs. (Cf. A2236.8.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: voice and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as A2421.8

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How night-swallow got voice How woodcock got voice. Traded with turkey. (Cf. A2247) Where crow got voice. Traded with thunder-bird. (Cf. A2247) How partridge got voice. Borrowed from tortoise. (Cf. A2241) How nkundak got voice. (Cf. A2223.2.) Why cocks crow Voice of peewit
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Cat commanded to pray so as not to slay man: why cat purrs

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