Animals compete as messenger to call father of new-born child. Their voices are tried — Mythoi

Motif

Animals compete as messenger to call father of new-born child. Their voices are tried.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Father tests. · view the constellation · filed as H483

Filed across the traditions

Jamaica *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 265 No. 71.

Within the index

Filed under Father tests. Test as to who is unknown father of child.

Filed beside it

Infant picks out his unknown father Infant picks out his unknown mother Test of unknown father: gold on street. Princess has gold put on street leading to her. The man who rides over the gold-covered street without noticing is the father of her child Test of paternity. Child tested to see if it is child of certain father

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