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A2312.2. Origin of snail‘s shell. Jewish: Neuman; Africa (Fang): Trilles Proverbes 176.
A2313.5. Why young ravens have white feathers. Jewish: Neuman.
A2320.1. How snake got small head. (See A2213.1.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2320.3. How lizard got red head. (See A2211.8.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2321.10.1. Why the cock‘s comb becomes white when he is angry. Jewish: Neuman.
A2325.7. Why camel has no ears. (Cf. A2232.1.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2325.8. Why serpent has no ears. Jewish: Neuman.
A2326.1.1.1. Why deer has antlers: as reward for not cheating. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
A2332.5.4. Why toad has red eyes. Dh III 60. – Jewish: Neuman.
A2332.6.2. Why giant lizard is blind. Chose poison instead of eyes. Dh III 21. – Jewish: Neuman.
A2332.6.5. Why mole is blind. – (See A2239.8, A2247, A2378.1.4.) – Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 38 No. 287; Jewish: Neuman.
A2341.3.1. Why serpent’s mouth is closed. Jewish: Neuman.
A2344.1.1. Why crocodile has short tongue. Dh III 28. – Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
A2345.5. Where snake got his fangs. (See A2247.2.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2345.7.2. Why frog has no teeth. (Cf. A2239.8.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2353.4. Why bears do not have breasts for nursing. Jewish: Neuman.
A2356.2.1. Why frog has hunchback. Dh III 42ff. – Jewish: Neuman.
A2356.2.9. Why tortoise has humpy back. (See A2213.2.2.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2367.3.1. Origin of serpent’s blood and venom. Jewish: Neuman.
A2371.3.1. Why snake has no legs. (See A2234.2, A2236.2.1, A2241.8.) – Dh I 116, 207, 216, 219f. – Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
A2376.1.1. Why ass does not have cloven hoof. Jewish: Neuman.
A2378.1.3. Where lizard got tail. From the snake. (Cf. A2247.) – Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 20 No. 110, XXXIII 55 No. 110; Jewish: Neuman.
A2378.2.1. Why quail has no tail. Tricks crab into pulling out tail instead of killing her. Says that gripping her neck would not hurt but that pulling tail will be fatal. Dh III 54. – Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 87 No. 90a; Jewish: Neuman, India: Thompson-Balys.
A2378.2.3. How frogs lost tails. (See A2231.4, A2236.3.) – Jewish: Neuman.
A2378.4.4. Why tortoise has short tail. (See A2216.4.) – Dh III 52ff. – Jewish: Neuman.
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