Mythological motifs

5,822 motifs · page 24 of 30

• Why red dog's excrement contains animal hair. A2385.2
• Honey as excrement of bees. A2385.3
• Why cat hides its excreta. A2385.4
• Gall-bladder of animal. A2386
• Nature of bird's eggs. A2391
• Why canary's eggs are yellow. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2391.1
• Animal characteristics: general appearance. A2400
• Cause of animal's beauty. A2401
• Cause of animal's ugliness. A2402
• Cause of serpent's ugliness. (Cf. A2286.0.1.) A2402.1
• How ostrich lost beautiful feathers. (Cf. A2252.3.) A2402.2
• Animal characteristics: color and smell. A2410
• Origin of color of animal. A2411
• Origin of color of mammals. A2411.1
• Origin of color of felidae. A2411.1.1
• Color of leopard. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.1.1
• Color of jaguar. A2411.1.1.2
• Origin of color of mustelidae. A2411.1.2
• Why weasel is white with dark tip to tail. A2411.1.2.1
• Why weasel is part black. A2411.1.2.1.1
• Color of ermine. A2411.1.2.2
• Color of otter. A2411.1.2.3
• Color of skunk. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.2.4
• [First Edition: A2411.1.12. Color of badger. See A2219.1.] A2411.1.12[1st ed.]
• Color of mink. Singed by sun. (Cf. A2218). A2411.1.2.5
• Color of canidae and other carnivora. A2411.1.3
• Color of fox. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.3.1
• Color of coyote. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.1.3.2
• Origin of color of rodentia. A2411.1.4
• Color of squirrel. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.1.4.1
• Color of beaver. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.4.2
• Color of rat. A2411.1.4.3
• Color of hare. A2411.1.4.4
• Why hare is grey in summer. A2411.1.4.4.1
• Origin of color of primata. A2411.1.5
• Color of monkey. A2411.1.5.1
• Why ape has red back. A2411.1.5.1.1
• Color of baboon. A2411.1.5.2
• Why baboon's face and hands are black. A2411.1.5.2.1
• Origin of color of ungulata. A2411.1.6
• Color of horse. A2411.1.6.1
• Color of hippopotamus. (Cf. A2247.3.) A2411.1.6.2
• Red color of bush-buck. From blood. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.1.6.3
• Color of cow. A2411.1.6.4
• Color of deer. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.1.6.5
• Color of elk. A2411.1.6.6
• Color of rhinoceros. (Cf. A2247.3.) A2411.1.6.7
• Origin of color of other mammals. A2411.1.7
• Origin of color of hyena. (365 colors). A2411.1.7.1
• Origin of color of bird. A2411.2
• Origin of color of passeriformes. A2411.2.1
• Color of thrush. (Cf. A2222.1, A2218). A2411.2.1.1
• Color of water-ousel. A2411.2.1.2
• Color of wag-tail. A2411.2.1.3
• Color of swallow. (Cf. A2218, A2219.1, A2221.2.4.1.) A2411.2.1.4
• Color of raven. (Cf. A2237.1, A2234.1, A2231.1, A2218.1). A2411.2.1.5
• Color of crow. (Cf. A2219.1) A2411.2.1.6
• Color of rook. (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.7
• Color of jay. A2411.2.1.8
• Color of blackbird. (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.9
• Color of magpie. A2411.2.1.10
• Color of sparrow. (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.11
• Color of goldfinch. A2411.2.1.12
• Color of red-bird. A2411.2.1.13
• Color of canary. A2411.2.1.14
• Color of trumpet-bird (psophia crepitans). (Cf. A2218) A2411.2.1.15
• Color of starling. A2411.2.1.16
• Color of martin. A2411.2.1.17
• Origin of color of falconiformes. A2411.2.2
• Origin of color of charidriiformes. A2411.2.3
• Color of woodcock. A2411.2.3.1
• Origin of color of caraciiformes. A2411.2.4
• Color of woodpecker. A2411.2.4.1
• Color of owl. A2411.2.4.2
• Origin of color of ciconiiformes. A2411.2.5
• Color of cormorant. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.2.5.1
• Color of heron. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.2.5.2
• Color of stork. A2411.2.5.3
• Why stork has black back. A2411.2.5.3.1
• Color of gull. A2411.2.5.4
• Origin of color of other birds. A2411.2.6
• Color of loon. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.1
• Color of swan. A2411.2.6.2
• Color of goose. A2411.2.6.3
• Color of duck. A2411.2.6.4
• Color of turkey. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.5
• Color of guinea-fowl. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.6
• Color of peacock. A2411.2.6.7
• Color of partridge. (Cf. A2218, A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.8
• Color of pheasant. A2411.2.6.9
• Color of cuckoo. A2411.2.6.10
• Color of parrot. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.2.6.11
• Origin of color of insect. A2411.3
• Origin of color of bee. A2411.3.1
• Color of spider. (Cf. A2221.2.3.) A2411.3.2
• Origin of color of fish. A2411.4
• Color of halibut. (Cf. A2219.1.) A2411.4.1
• Color of perch. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.4.2
• Color of burbot. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.4.3
• Color of reptiles and other animal forms. A2411.5
• Color of turtle. A2411.5.1
• Color of frog. A2411.5.2
• Color of snail. (Cf. A2218.) A2411.5.3
• Color of mussel. A2411.5.4
• Why earthworm is red at one end. A2411.5.5
• Color of chameleon. A2411.5.6
• Why chameleon can change his color. (Cf. A2223.8.) A2411.5.6.1
• Color of shrimp. A2411.5.7
• Origin of animal markings. (Cf. A2211.12, A2221.3, A2221.7.) A2412
• Creator sends two deities to tatoo all creatures: origin of animal markings. A2412.0.1
• Markings of mammals. A2412.1
• White markings on deer. A2412.1.1
• Spots on leopard. A2412.1.2
• Why coyote has yellow patch behind his ears. (Cf. A2218.4.) A2412.1.3
• Why kangaroo-rat has white band around his body. (Cf. A2218.4.) A2412.1.4
• Why elephant has white marks on its body. A2412.1.5
• Why peccary has spots. A2412.1.6
• Markings on birds. (Cf. A2211.7.) A2412.2
• Markings on tail-feathers of ruffed grouse. A2412.2.1
• Markings of francolin. (Cf. A2232.6.) A2412.2.2
• Markings on insects. A2412.3
• Why louse has mark on his back. A2412.3.1
• Origin of butterflies' marks. A2412.3.2
• Markings on fish. (Cf. A2217.3, A2213.2.) A2412.4
• Markings on sun-fish. (Cf. A2217.3.) A2412.4.1
• Markings on king-salmon. A2412.4.2
• Why salmon has purple belly. A2412.4.2.1
• Markings on cod-fish. From devil's fingers. A2412.4.3
• Cross on crab's back. A2412.4.4
• Markings on flying fish. A2412.4.5
• Markings on other animals. A2412.5
• Markings on tortoise's back. A2412.5.1
• Why toads have warts on their backs. (Cf. A2356.2.) A2412.5.2
• Why frog is spotty all over. A2412.5.2.1
• Origin of animal's stripes. A2413
• Stripes of zebra. A2413.1
• Stripes of chipmunk. (Cf. A2217.2.) A2413.2
• Stripes of squirrel. A2413.3
• Stripes of tiger. A2413.4
• Stripes of alligator. A2413.5
• Stripes of cony. A2413.6
• Stripes on trout. A2413.7
• Origin and nature of animal's smell. A2416
• Bad smell of goat. (Cf. A2232.5.) A2416.1
• Burnt smell of mink. A2416.2
• Bad smell of skunk. A2416.3
• Burnt smell of wolverine. A2416.4
• Why ram smells bad. A2416.5
• Why bugs smell bad. A2416.6
• Why herrings have bad odor. A2416.7
• Animal characteristics: voice and hearing. A2420
• How animal got voice. A2421
• How night-swallow got voice. A2421.1
• How woodcock got voice. Traded with turkey. (Cf. A2247). A2421.2
• Where crow got voice. Traded with thunder-bird. (Cf. A2247). A2421.3
• How partridge got voice. Borrowed from tortoise. (Cf. A2241). A2421.4
• How quail got voice. A2421.4.1
• How nkundak got voice. (Cf. A2223.2.) A2421.5
• Why cocks crow. A2421.6
• Voice of peewit. A2421.7
• Why cat purrs. (Cf. A2236.8.) A2421.8
• How animal lost voice (or power of speech). A2422
• Why dog lost his power of speech. A2422.1
• Why dogs do not speak. A2422.1.1
• Why sheep do not speak. Curse of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2231). A2422.2
• Why white crow is dumb. A2422.3
• Why tortoise has no voice. (Cf. A2421.4.) A2422.4
• Why fly has no voice. A2422.5
• Why raven cannot talk. A2422.6
• Why frogs cannot speak. A2422.7
• Why cormorant cannot speak. (Cf. A2344.2.5.) A2422.8
• Why swallows lost voice. (Cf. A2231.2.2.) A2422.9
• Why cock does not speak. A2422.10
• General quality of animal's voice. A2423
• Animal's ugly voice. A2423.1
• Woodcock's ugly voice. Exchanged with thrush. (Cf. A2245.1.) A2423.1.1
• Peacock's ugly voice. (Cf. A2236.2.2.) A2423.1.2
• Loon's ugly voice. A2423.1.3
• Why ass brays. (Cf. A2239.3.) A2423.1.4
• Why hornbill speaks through his nose. A2423.1.5
• Origin of snail's monotonous voice. A2423.1.6
• Animal's pleasing voice. A2423.2
• Thrush's beautiful voice. Exchanged with woodcock. (Cf. A2423.1.1, A2245.1.) A2423.2.1
• Cuckoo's sweet voice. A2423.2.2
• Origin of animal cries. (Cf. A2261.1, A2272.1, A2275.1, A2275.2.) A2425
• How dog began to bark. A2425.1
• Origin of birds' morning-songs (from singing angels). A2425.2
• Nature and meaning of animal cries. A2426
• Cries of mammals. A2426.1
• Cry of bush-cat. (Cf. A2275.4.) A2426.1.1
• Cry of squirrel. A2426.1.2
• Squirrel's call: asks whether viper (who ate up his children) is his friend. A2426.1.2.1
• Why hog grunts. A2426.1.3
• The hedgehog's cry. A2426.1.4
• Why dog barks after thief. A2426.1.5
• Why bats cry as they fly. A2426.1.6
• Cries of birds. A2426.2
• Nightingale's song. (Cf. A2272.1.1.) A2426.2.1
• Garden warbler's song. (Cf. A2272.1.3.) A2426.2.2
• Bittern's song. (Cf. A2261.1, A2275.3.) A2426.2.3