Origin and meaning of cock's cry "cock-a-doodle-do"

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Origin and meaning of cock's cry "cock-a-doodle-do".

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: voice and hearing. · view the constellation · filed as A2426.2.18

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Depth Commentary Primitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom , Chapter VI

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 13.

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Filed under Cries of birds.

1 finer motif beneath it

Why cock crows on roof with neck stretched out

Filed beside it

Nightingale's song. (Cf. A2272.1.1.) Garden warbler's song. (Cf. A2272.1.3.) Bittern's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.) Hoopoe's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.) Cuckoo's song. (Cf. A2275.2.) Cawing of crow Croaking of raven Why dove coos Why goose quacks Why duck quacks What parrot says Meaning of swallow's song Cackling of guinea hen Why certain species of eagle cries like a baby: spirit of tortured baby became an eagle Origin of cry of brain-fever bird Origin of owl's cries. (Cf. A2427.3.)

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