Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.)

Motif

Discontented pine-tree: cause of pine needles. Pine tree given silk leaves, glass leaves, etc. Always discontented. Finally has needles again. (Cf. A2767.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Various origins of plant characteristics. · Plant characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2723.1

Cited in the index

general *Dh III 337. – Livonian: Loorits FFC LXVI 94 No. 114.

Within the index

Filed under Plant punished for discontent.

Filed beside it

God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreased

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Origin of pine-needles. (Cf. A2723.1.)

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