Why hawk (vulture) hovers over camp-fire: seeks grandmother. (Cf. A2275.5.2.)

Motif

Why hawk (vulture) hovers over camp-fire: seeks grandmother. (Cf. A2275.5.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal's habitual bodily movements. · view the constellation · filed as A2471.3

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Filed under Why animals continually seek something. (Cf. A2275.5.)

Filed beside it

Why dogs look at one another under tail. (Cf. A2275.5.5, A2232.8; also *Dh IV 129ff.) Why hogs inspect one another: seek pancake. (Cf. A2275.5.1.) Why diver always looks at sea. (Cf. A2275.5.3.) Why lynx squints: is looking afar at view Why dog is always looking What hawks are looking for Why mason-wasp looks for fireplace Why animals always look down

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Hawk (vulture) loses grandmother: still hovers and seeks her. (Cf. A2471.3.)

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