Bats keep fireflies to light their houses — Mythoi

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Bats keep fireflies to light their houses.

Animals. · Fanciful traits of animals. · Other fanciful traits of animals. · view the constellation · filed as B788

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India Thompson-Balys.

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Filed under Other fanciful traits of animals.

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Wild animal miraculously tamed Shipwrecked man repulsed by animals. As he floats to shore animals push him back into water Animals with human emotions Stork is man while hibernating in Egypt Venomous animals Breath of bird withers Animal "drinks apart" mixed liquids. Separates the parts while drinking Sheep sleeps if anyone ties shoe to its ear Swine maddened by smell of oak forest Animal lives in person's stomach Animal wards off spirits Monkeys always copy men Birds mock ascetic's devotions Elephants have power of bringing rain Why certain animals are thought of as good or bad

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