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Why grain grows only at top of stalk (punishment for men's sinfulness).

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Other plant characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2793.5

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“When the Lord, who just then came by, saw tliat, he was angry, and said, " Henceforth shall the stalks of corn bear no more ears ; men are no longer worthy of heavenly gifts." The by-standers who heard this, were terrified, and fell on their knees and prayed that he would still leave something on the stalks, even if the people were undeserving of it, for the sake of the innocent birds which would otherwise have to starve.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 194 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables.

1 finer motif beneath it
Why corn does not yield in the middle
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Why bean has black stripe. (Cf. A2741.1.)Why grain of wheat is dividedWhy some yams are good, some bad. (Cf. A2741.2.)Why potatoes are hard. (Cf. A2721.3.2.)Origin of shapes of grainWhy rice is so abundantWhy millet is red on topWhy buckwheat produces twice a year
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God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreasedTabu: using grain to clean child
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