Animal's occupation: stealing

Motif

Animal's occupation: stealing.

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

Cited in the index

general Dh III 255.

Within the index

Filed under Animal's daily work.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Why wolf is thief 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

Filed beside it

Animal's occupation: carrying Animal's occupation: hunting Animal's occupation: collecting Animal's occupation: boring Animal's occupation: rolling

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