Why cuckoo has no nest. (Cf. A2231.3.1.)

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Why cuckoo has no nest. (Cf. A2231.3.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2431.2.1

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys
Lithuanian Balys Legends Nos. 198f., 250, 270.
general Dh III 177, 195, 200

Within the index

Filed under Why bird has no nest. (Cf. A2233.4.1.)

1 finer motif beneath it

Crow hatches cuckoo's egg

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Why heron has no nest

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Cuckoo builds nest on Annunciation Day: has no nest. (Cf. A2431.2.1.)

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