Why bean has black stripe. (Cf. A2741.1.)

Motif

Why bean has black stripe. (Cf. A2741.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Other plant characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2793.1

Within the index

Filed under Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables.

1 finer motif beneath it

Why beans bear everywhere

Filed beside it

Why grain of wheat is divided Why some yams are good, some bad. (Cf. A2741.2.) Why potatoes are hard. (Cf. A2721.3.2.) Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness) Origin of shapes of grain Why rice is so abundant Why millet is red on top Why buckwheat produces twice a year

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Bean laughs till it splits: cause of black stripe. (Cf. A2793.1, F1025.1.)

Carried in tale types

The Bean (Mouse), the Straw, and the Coal · ATU 295 1 recorded variant

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