Jewel (garment) carried off by bird from bather. Clothes have been left on bank of stream

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Jewel (garment) carried off by bird from bather. Clothes have been left on bank of stream.

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental loss of property. · view the constellation · filed as N352.2

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

India*Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Bird carries off ring which lover has taken from sleeping mistress's finger. He searches for the ring and becomes separated from her.

Filed beside it

Bird carries off jeweled veil with which girl had covered sleeping lover's face. Lover pursues bird and becomes separated from the girl Serpent steals jewels: person falsely accused of theft. (Cf. N347.)

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