Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts — Mythoi

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Formerly animals and man spoke the same language. God took the power of speech from the animals because men refused to kill speaking beasts.

Animals. · Animals with human traits. · Speaking animals. · view the constellation · filed as B210.3

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Filed under Speaking animals.

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Person frightened by animals successively replying to his remarks. Example: Man riding horse and followed by dog tells horse to jump over a hole. Horse says, "I will not." Man turns to dog and says, "Isn't that strange – a horse talking!" The dog says, "Yes, isn't it." Often the man runs, meeting other animals which answer him, until he falls exhausted Talking animal or object refuses to talk on demand. Discoverer is unable to prove his claims: is beaten Animal uses human speech Animal understands human speech Animal whistles (sings, etc.) Animal languages. The various animals have languages of their own. (Cf. B251.1.2.) Knowledge of animal languages. Person understands them Animal language learned

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