μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Within the index

Filed under Fanciful habits of animals.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Partridge subsists on moonbeamsSalamander subsists on fireSwans live on pearlsSerpent subsists on dust
Filed beside it
Animal's fanciful treatment of their youngFanciful behavior of animal at deathSexual habits of animalsAnimal calls the dawn. The sun rises as a result of the animal's callGold-digging antsRats leave sinking shipEagle renews youth. Feathers fall off and regrowTurtle holds with jaws till it thundersMonkeys attack by throwing coconutsFanciful qualities of snakes. (Cf. B91.3, B751.1, B752.2.)Fanciful dangers from animalsAnimals attracted by music

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