Why hog roots in ground. (Cf. A2236.3, A2275.5.1.)

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Why hog roots in ground. (Cf. A2236.3, A2275.5.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Animal's habitual bodily movements. · view the constellation · filed as A2477.1

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Why hen scratches in ground

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Animal punished for not warning of devil's temptation in Eden Hog loses pancake in mud: still seeks it. (Cf. A2471.2, A2477.1, Z24.1.)

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