Why ant collects resin. (Cf. A2221.4.)

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Why ant collects resin. (Cf. A2221.4.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal's daily work. · view the constellation · filed as A2453.1

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Filed under Animal's occupation: collecting.

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Ant collects incense and myrrh for Christ: grows thin in middle. (Cf. A2451.1, A2453.1.)

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