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Motifs
- Animal characteristics from throwing members at ancient animal. A2215
- Stick (leaf) thrown at animal's rump: hence tails. (Cf. A2378.3.3.) A2215.1
- Hare runs away at creation; almost loses tail. When, as the most timid of all beasts, he runs away, God throws a tail at him from a pile of tails. (Cf. A2378.4.1.) A2215.2
- Bowl placed on turtle's back: hence his shell. (Cf. A2312.1.) A2215.3
- Red fruit thrown at rail's (bird's) head: hence red lump on head. (Cf. A2321.8.) A2215.4
- Fox struck with churn-dash: hence white tail. (Cf. A2378.8.1.) A2215.5
- God throws diver's feet after him; hence his feet reach backward. (Cf. A2371.2.9.) A2215.6
- Origin of tortoise's shell. (Cf. A2215.3, A2231.1.4, A2213.3, A2211.10.) A2312.1
- Origin of red lump on rail's head. (Cf. A2215.4.) A2321.8
- Why diver (loon) holds legs backward. (Cf. A2215.6.) A2371.2.9
- How wolf got long tail. (Cf. A2215.1; Cf. A2262.) A2378.3.3
- Why hare has short tail. (Cf. A2215.2, A2262.) A2378.4.1
- Why end of fox's tail is white. (Cf. A2215.5.) A2378.8.1