Why wolf is thief

Motif

Why wolf is thief.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal's daily work. · view the constellation · filed as A2455.1

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

SlavicRussian Folk-Tales, Chapter II
NorseThe Poetic Edda, VOLUSPOVOLUSPO
NorseThe First Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, Book 5
NorseThe Poetic Edda, GRIMNISMOLGRIMNISMOL
North American IndigenousMyths of the Cherokee, Quadruped Myths — Myth 2121. THE RABBIT AND THE TAR WOLF

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general Dh III 295.

Within the index

Filed under Animal's occupation: stealing.

Filed beside it

Why swallow is thief Why raven is thief. Because he has none of ten commandments and carries a black stamp on his breast Why hen does not know how to steal Why wolverine is a thief

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