Bird's red eye cooks meat. Looks so intently at it that it heats and cooks — Mythoi

Motif

Bird's red eye cooks meat. Looks so intently at it that it heats and cooks.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary occurrences concerning animals. · view the constellation · filed as F989.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 14 XIV. THE THEFT OF FIRE®
North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 24 XXIV. MANABOZHO’S ADVENTURES ”

Cited in the index

general N. Am. Indian (Maidu): Dixon BAM XVII 65.

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary occurrences concerning animals – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Horse jumps over high wall Cuckoo-clock. Bird calls out the hours Man rides on back of fleeing wild boar. (Cf. B557.) Sheep never harmed by wild beasts One bull, one cow survive plague Swine kick trees to cause fruit to fall Mother-love induced in animal Milk from saint's cows forms lake Animals distribute parts of man's body in accordance with prophecy Animal as mighty drinker Sea animal found inland Animal dives into lake and disappears Birds hover over battlefield Hunt for extraordinary (magic) animal Extraordinary swarms of birds Marvelously swift horse

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