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

Motif

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

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Various origins of plant characteristics. · Plant characteristics as punishment. · view the constellation · filed as A2723.2

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm No. 194. → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 194

Within the index

Filed under Plant punished for discontent.

Filed beside it

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

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness) Tabu: using grain to clean child

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