A. Mythological Motifs
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A2300—A2399. Causes of animal characteristics: body.
A2300. Origin of animal characteristics: body.
A2300.1. Shape of bee's body. Dh I 129.
A2301. Animal's body made larger. (See A2213.3.) — India: Thompson-Balys.
A2301.1. Mouse's body made larger. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 231.
A2301.2. Spider's body made larger. Sinkyone: Kroeber JAFL XXXII 347.
A2301.3. Coyote's body made larger. (See A2213.3.) — Dh III 3.
A2301.4. Bat's body made larger. (See A2213.3.) — Dh III 4.
A2301.5. Flying-squirrel's body made larger. (See A2213.3.) — Dh III 4.
A2302. Animal's body made smaller. (See A2213.1.) — India: Thompson-Balys.
A2302.1. Mouse's body made smaller. Jamaica: Beckwith MAFLS XVII 260 No. 55; Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 231.
A2302.2. Hazel-cock's body made smaller. (See A2231, A2213.1.) Dh III 2. — Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 38 No. 51.
A2302.3. Squirrel's body made smaller. (See A2213.1.) — Dh III 2.
A2302.4. Eagle's body made smaller. (See A2213.1.) — Dh III 6.
A2302.5. Wolfs body made smaller. (See A2213.1.) — Dh III 7.
A2302.6. Lice made smaller. India: Thompson-Balys.
A2305. Origin of animal's flat body.
A2305.1. Origin of fish's flat body. (See A2231.9.) — Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 89 No. 119a.
A2305.1.1. Origin of steel-head salmon's flat body. Tahltan: Teit JAFL XXXII 242.
A2305.1.2. Origin of flounder's flat body. (See A2126.) — *Dh I 248, 290, II Iff., 269, III 35.
A2305.1.3. Why lobster is flat. (Cf. A2213.2.4.). — Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 13 No. 2.
A2305.2. Why bedbug is flat. Korean: Zong in-Sob 36 No. 20.
A2306. Why animal is slippery.
A2306.1. Why eel is slippery. Marshall Is.: Davenport 226.
A2310. Origin of animal characteristics: body covering.
A2311. Origin of animal's skin. Dh III 7ff.
A2311.2. Origin of cat's skin. (See A2210.) — Dh I 157, III 7.
A2311.3. Origin of wolfs skin. (See A2210.) — Dh I 151f., III 7.
