Motif
origin explanation for animal breeding season
origin_explanation_for_animal_breeding_season
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Seasonal and Celestial Markers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE BAT, THE BRAMBLE, AND THE SEAGULL / THE DOG AND THE WOLF / THE WASP AND THE SNAKE / THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE; lines 4392-4426 confidence: high
The fable says that since then eagles never lay eggs in the season when beetles are about.
The fable ends by explaining why eagles do not lay eggs when beetles are about.
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