Motif
etiology of animal behavior through weather songs
etiology_of_animal_behavior_through_weather_songs
A motif of the Enchanting Music and Sound Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
zuni
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Zuni Folk Tales THE PRAIRIE-DOGS AND THEIR PRIEST, THE BURROWING-OWL / HOW THE RATTLESNAKES CAME TO BE WHAT THEY ARE / HOW THE CORN-PESTS WERE ENSNARED / JACK-RABBIT AND COTTONTAIL; lines 8575-8593 confidence: high
“The long-legged Jack-rabbit sang for snow”
The story links the rabbits’ songs for snow and rain to the present-day behavior of each animal in those weather conditions.
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