Devil throws tar at tree: hence tar in tree-heart. (Cf. A2755.3.)

Motif

Devil throws tar at tree: hence tar in tree-heart. (Cf. A2755.3.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Various origins of plant characteristics. · Miscellaneous reasons for plant characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2734.2

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

FinnishAarne FFC VIII 4 No. 10. Cf. Type 153.

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Filed under Plant characteristics from object thrown by devil.

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Devil throws sand at aspen: hence rough bark. Angered because aspens will not cease quivering. (Cf. A2751.2.1.)

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Origin of tar in heart of trees. (Cf. A2734.2.)

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