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Motif

Animal calls the dawn. The sun rises as a result of the animal's call.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Fanciful habits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B755

Filed across the traditions
  • Africa (Benga) Nassau 204 No. 32, (Ekoi): Talbot 384.
Within the index

Filed under Fanciful habits of animals.

Filed beside it
Animal's fanciful treatment of their young Fanciful behavior of animal at death Sexual habits of animals Gold-digging ants Rats leave sinking ship Eagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrow Turtle holds with jaws till it thunders Monkeys attack by throwing coconuts Fanciful qualities of snakes. (Cf. B91.3, B751.1, B752.2.) Fanciful dangers from animals Animals attracted by music Fancied nourishment of animals
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Purchase of night. Originally no night. Culture hero goes to distant land and buys it. He introduces sleep, etc. Cock to crow for day. (Cf. B755, J2272.1.)

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