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

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

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal characteristics: dwelling and food. · view the constellation · filed as A2431.2

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Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic)The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation), Book 5, Canto 9
Literary CrystallizationThe Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, Paradise 23
GermanicGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 1212.— EAPUNZEL.*
Greco-RomanThe Metamorphoses of Ovid, Book 8
Greco-RomanThe Metamorphoses of Ovid, Book 6

Within the index

Filed under Birds' nests. (Cf. A2486.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

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

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How bird learned to build nest Nature of birds' nests

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Bird neglects to build nest: goes without. (Cf. A2431.2.)

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