Motif
animal name and trait etiology
animal_name_and_trait_etiology
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
australian aboriginal
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Australian Legendary Tales: folk-lore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies CONTENTS / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION / ANDREW LANG.; lines 871-934 confidence: high
Two small birds remain near the hole; after no sign of the Weeoombeens is found, the pursuers decide the brothers turned into little white-throated birds, which are afterward called Weeoombeens.
The passage explains why little white-throats are called Weeoombeens and links Piggiebillah's memory to a porcupine ant-eater with spear-like skin.
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