Why tortoise has no voice. (Cf. A2421.4.)

Motif

Why tortoise has no voice. (Cf. A2421.4.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: voice and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as A2422.4

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 378.

Within the index

Filed under How animal lost voice (or power of speech).

Filed beside it

Why dog lost his power of speech Why sheep do not speak. Curse of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2231) Why white crow is dumb Why fly has no voice Why raven cannot talk Why frogs cannot speak Why cormorant cannot speak. (Cf. A2344.2.5.) Why swallows lost voice. (Cf. A2231.2.2.) Why cock does not speak

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

How partridge got voice. Borrowed from tortoise. (Cf. A2241)

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