Why mole burrows underground

Motif

Why mole burrows underground.

Mythological motifs. · Animal characteristics. · Causes of animal characteristics: appearance and habits. · Other habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as A2491.3

Cited in the index

general Dh III 267. Cherokee: Alexander N. Am. 64.

Within the index

Filed under Why certain animals avoid light.

Filed beside it

Why bat flies by night. (Cf. A2275.5.3.) Why owl avoids daylight Tiger cursed with short sight in day time: good sight only at night Why grasshoppers and locusts hide in day

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